TikTok influencer sparks debate after getting FIRE BRIGADE to let her into her flat when she locked herself out
A TikTok influencer has sparked a fiery debate online after calling firefighters to her home after locking herself out.
Lindsey Lowell, who goes by @lindseyinlondon on TikTok, left many furious online after calling the fire brigade to help her get into her Clapham flat.
While zooming home on a Lime bike, she shared that she didn't have keys for her flat and that her roommate was on holiday.
'So I have a few options,' she said. 'I either try and scale the wall and climb through my window or I go to the fire department and asked them to bring a ladder to my house.'
And while some social media users suggested she stay at an AirBnB, a hotel or even go to a pub, Lindsey steamed ahead to ask the firemen for some help.
In a follow-up clip, the TikToker showed her open window as she devised a possible plan to climb up the wall.
'We're walking to the fire department to see if they will bring a ladder to my house to let me crawl through my little window,' she said.
She continued: 'That would be so idyllic. Maybe I should stop and get them some pints on the way.'
After speaking to a firefighter at the station, she was informed that the fire engine was out on a job near her home.
But, she was told to ask for 'firefighter Jack' who would help her get into her flat.
'I see the firefighters,' she said.
'Once they finish up at this job, they are going to come over to my house and they're gonna bring the white ladder... and they are going to get me into my house.
'I am so overjoyed right now.'
Footage then shows the fire crew use its turntable ladder to reach an open window and gain access to the house.
However, the involvement of the fire service has caused an uproar online, with many questioning why the emergency service was being used.
One wrote: 'Seriously? You got locked out and called firefighers? I bet locksmith would've been just fine.'
Another added: 'I'm confused, is there a reason you spent public money rather than getting a locksmith? '
While a third said: 'I can't believe the fire brigade came and did this, we have locksmiths.'
'Why didn't you just knock on a few peoples doors to ask for a ladder?,' a fourth wrote.
Some leapt to her defence.
One person said: 'All those saying locksmiths; in London an emergency locksmith charges just shy of £1000!!!!!'
A second added: 'People are hating on her for this, but I think it's a smart move. She hasn't called 999, she's just gone and asked, after all they could have said no.
It's on their way back to the station and probably took them like 15min max.'
However, most were left confused over the use of the fire service.
'Who casually goes to the fire department to ask to borrow a ladder because you locked yourself out?,' one wrote.
Someone else added: 'You called firefighters because you were locked out? That is £1000s of public money. Why did you not get a locksmith?'
Another wrote: 'You called firefighters because you were locked out? That is £1000s of public money. Why did you not get a locksmith?'.
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