FIREFIGHTERS helped an elderly woman trapped in her house last night.

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service assisted ambulance crews in gaining access to a Thornton le Dale home just after 10.46pm. 

A spokesperson said: “Crews assisted ambulance crews gain entry to treat a lady who had fallen in her bedroom and was blocking the door.

“Crews gained access through a bedroom window and then assisted ambulance crews with moving the lady to an ambulance.”