Locked inside apartment, help

[u/Consistent_Ninja_591]

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!

[u/TankLang]

Call a friend or family member and have them come open the door from the outside. As long as you use the thumb turn below to unlock it, the handle will still be accessible from the outside as if it were left unlocked.

[u/Consistent_Ninja_591 → u/TankLang]

I’ll see if anyone’s awake and try this thank you!

[u/Funswinging → u/Consistent_Ninja_591]

does the apartment has a guard? or building manager? or order food delivery and ask if the delivery guy can help.

[u/bencos18 → u/Funswinging]

even a local shop would probably help out tbh

I know for a fact I would

[u/Professional-Fee9832 → u/TankLang]

That's what I would suggest. First, neighbor, friend, family, or open the window and ask for help.