A group of schoolchildren in East Lothian had to be rescued by firefighters after getting stuck in a supermarket lift during their lunch break.
The teenagers were trapped at the Tesco Extra branch on Olive Drive Road for more than an hour after the lift broke.
Emergency services went to the store after receiving reports of the incident around 1.45pm on Tuesday.
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One fire appliance was sent to the supermarket and the three customers stuck in the lift were freed at 2.55pm.
An eyewitness at the scene told Edinburgh Live: "The fire brigade had to cut the doors of the lift open to break the kids out using car door cutters. They had been in there for over an hour and a half."
A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: "At 1.43pm on January 31 we received reports of an incident at Tesco Extra on Olive Bank Road, Musselburgh.
"One appliance attended a routine lift release and opened the door freeing three people before leaving the scene."
An East Lothian Council spokesperson said: “Musselburgh Grammar was alerted and the Head Teacher attended the store to reassure the young people.
"Everyone returned to school as soon as the issue was resolved. Parents were kept informed via the school.”
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