Firefighters were called to free four pensioners who were stuck in a lift for more than an hour in sweltering temperatures.
Fire crews were called to Spa Court, Spa Road, Hockley, at 2pm on Friday.
They managed to release the lift, but it has since been out of action. Firefighters had to then carry some of the pensioners up the stairs to their flats, as they couldn't manage the stairs.
Mick Little, whose 84-year-old mother Iris was one of the residents stuck in the lift, said: "My mum is all right, she was just very hot. They were trapped in the lift for about an hour.
"The problem is that now many of the residents cannot get out because the lift is broken and they can't manage the stairs."
Published Monday August 2, 2004
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