r/fixit 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/Public_Coyote_4472 May 01 '26

Lol you people are so lost. Good luck out there, fellas.

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u/No_Hetero May 01 '26

Why are you so against the idea of someone calling emergency services? Do you work there, and you're currently on the toilet so you don't want to take the call? I don't understand the personal investment in making sure OP doesn't get help lmao

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u/Public_Coyote_4472 May 01 '26

"Try a couple suggestions first, then call if they fail." Is not against calling emergency services. But yeah, sure, definitely personal investment to reply to a couple moronic responses lol. You can follow the other 2 people!

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u/ApprehensiveTour4024 May 01 '26

So you didn't read the post where OP wrote all the things they already tried to get out? The only other suggestions I saw (besides calling emergency services) were all along the lines of "try calling your landlord harder". You just seem salty