Whitby firefighters called after young child locks parent out of house

Firefighters were called to an unusual incident in Whitby on Tuesday (June 17).

Whitby crew were called to Larpool Lane at 8.55am after a young child accidentally locked a parent out of the house.

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Whitby firefighters called after young child locks parent out of house

The young child was able to open the door and was reunited safely with the parent outside.

Later in the day, at 3.33pm, crews from Pickering, Malton and Thirsk were called to an incident involving a fire to poultry sheds in Cropton.

Crews established a water relay to extinguish the fire.

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