THREE young brothers got trapped in their bedroom after the key snapped in the lock.

Firefighters were called to a house in Howcroft Close, Bolton, at 10.30am today.

Habeel, Sulomon and Biland Iqbal had been locked in their room for more than a hour after breaking the key while they were playing with it.

The boys, aged eight, nine and 10 were freed after firefighters picked the lock within 15 minutes of arriving at the scene.

Crew Commander Rick Mortimer said: "Their mother was very relieved to have them back.

"They were happy to see us as they had been in there a while."