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Firefighters free adult and three children from stuck lift at Boots in Shrewsbury

One adult and three children were rescued from a lift in a Shrewsbury town centre store.

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The Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to Boots on Pride Hill at around 2.13pm today (July 21) after a call reporting a stuck lift. 

A crew from Shrewsbury fire station attended and found one adult and three children trapped in the lift. 

Boots on Pride Hill, Shrewsbury. Photo: Google
Boots on Pride Hill, Shrewsbury. Photo: Google

The group were freed by firefighters using a lift key, and the machinery was isolated until an engineer arrived.

The incident was under control by 2.39pm.