Fire crews help Reading mum locked out of house while baby was inside
Firefighters were needed to gain entry to the property
A fire crew was called to assist the woman. Credit: getreading
A mother was separated from her two-month-old baby after a gust of wind locked her out of her house in Reading.
The incident happened at 3pm at a home in Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, on Monday, February 5.
A crew from the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service was needed to help the woman.
Watch manager James Blake of from Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "The mum had popped outside when the wind closed the door behind her.
"Luckily a first floor window was open, so we used a ladder up through it, and managed to get entry to the property that way.
"After that it was just a case of opening the door."
The fire crew were on the scene for about 25 minutes before departing.
