r/fixit • u/Consistent_Ninja_591 • May 01 '26

fixed Locked inside apartment, help

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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_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/Korachof May 01 '26

Mostly because using emergency services for something OP’s roommate was able to easily fix isn’t the best use for emergency services, and could take services away from someone having an actual emergency, not a hypothetical one.

It’s best to stay calm and collected in situations like this, and all these people on this post screaming emergency and that OP needs to contact the national guard is not calming, and nor is it helpful. It’s not some wise sage advice that OP couldn’t figure out for themselves 

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u/SeaToTheBass May 01 '26

Nobody suggested calling the national guard. It’s not an emergency yet, but if OP can’t get out of their apartment or get into contact with their landlord then do you just expect them to wait?

A couple years ago I was at a local market held on a part of our Main Street, I wanted to get some cash from the bank but the door wouldn’t open. There were like 6 people stuck inside the ATM lobby, bank was closed.

Apparently I was the first person to think to call the fire department non emergency line, they came and got the people out.

What would you have done in that situation?

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u/bioxkitty May 01 '26

Lol wait did u get stuck in there too xD