TWO people had to be rescued after they were trapped in a lift for 30 minutes.
An 85-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman were trapped in the lift at the Blackshaw House flats in Deane. They were initially trapped for 10 minutes before another resident heard their screams for help and called the fire brigade.
Firefighters arrived at the scene in Deane Road and spent 20 minutes helping the pair to safety.
Both were shaken but uninjured.
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