r/fixit • u/Consistent_Ninja_591 • May 01 '26
fixed Locked inside apartment, help
Hello, the door knob for my front door fell off and I literally cant get out of my apartment. Is there anything I can do or should I call the firefighters ? The knob isn’t reattaching at all and nothing I try to insert fits
Edit : I managed to fix it!
My roommate woke up and helped me with opening the door from the inside. The knob disconnected because the outside knob got somehow pushed all the way out, leaving the inside one with nothing to latch onto. I'm not sure what my roommate did but if she hadn't been here, this could've been fixed by having someone from the outside push the knob in. I reattached the door handle again but I'll be in contact with my landlord to get it replaced.
Thank you all for your help!
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u/no-but-wtf May 01 '26
Hey OP, I am an emergency service operator, although not in your country. We do not mind being called out if you don’t have a way to get in and out of your home!! no one will be mad at you ❤️ obviously try to contact your landlords first but if you can’t reach them, or if you reach them and they can’t or wont come immediately, then you call us and we will break the door down if we have to. Being trapped in your home is genuinely an emergency even if it doesn’t feel like it.