SUFFOLK: Firefighters helped rescue a woman who had become trapped in a lift following a power failure.

FIREFIGHTERS helped rescue a woman who had become trapped in a lift following a power failure.

A crew was called to Kingswear Court, Kirkley Cliff Road, in Lowestoft shortly after 10am today.

A spokesperson for the fire service said that the incident had been caused by a power cut.

Adding that a woman had been successfully released from the lift by 10.20am.