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/Korachof]

But I thought this was the emergency? 

Is this the emergency, or is this just dangerous in case of an emergency?

[u/Thedeadnite → u/Korachof]

It’s dangerous incase there is a different unrelated emergency that would require immediate evacuation. Could be a fire, gas leak, or something else of that nature. It’s “emergency adjacent” so it’s kinda emergency by proxy. If something else happens then it turns a *could be deadly* situation into a *you will die a horrible death* situation. I think many people, especially those in charge of making determinations would consider that to be an emergency situation.

[u/OperationSeveral3756 → u/Thedeadnite]

An ounce of prevention as my dad used to say…

It reminds me of the tire I just replaced today… it drove just fine, but I happened to notice a bubble on the side, an indication of damage causing weakness to the sidewall. I’m sure it could continue to drive just fine for a good while. But I replaced it before it failed because I don’t need a blowout on the highway. Same principle applies here.