An Irish TikToker has gone viral after she got locked in Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre after closing time.
Sian Conway joked she was "going to have a sleepover" in the popular southside shopping centre after she saw all the exits were sealed off.
Sian, who works in the shopping centre, was not noticed by passerbys at the main entrance on Grafton Street, the Irish Mirror reports.
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She said: "I think I’m going to be having a sleepover in Stephen’s Green. I feel blessed."
Sian was left going from floor to floor searching for a security guard for over 40 minutes, but found no one who could help her leave.
However, she used her initiative and began plotting her eventual escape by taking the emergency fire exit down to the basement.
But her plans were dashed upon realising that the basement’s exit doors were shut.
She eventually found freedom by bursting through the fire escape to the bar Harry’s on the Green, which is found underneath the centre, putting an end to her disastrous evening.
“The two bartenders were looking at me like I had five heads, which is fair considering I probably looked demented. I had genuinely never been happier to see the outdoors in my life,” Sian told the Irish Mirror.
She also revealed that she filmed her predicament not to attract views, but to take her mind off her situation as she struggled to get out. The building was completely empty, which was something she had not expected.
“One of my coworkers had told me if I ever had trouble getting out there’s usually a security guard somewhere. I’ve seen all the comments now from people telling me where to go but when I say there wasn’t a soul there I wasn’t messing,” she added.
Her initial post left viewers demanding an update to the story, resulting in her ordeal being shown over the course of three videos.
You can view Sian’s nightmare in Stephen’s Green here.
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