BANK customers were left a little hot under the collar yesterday after they were trapped inside a branch.

About 20 people were inside the Lloyds TSB building in Billingham, Teesside, when the automatic doors stuck and could not be opened.

A spokeswoman said: "Staff dealt with the customers in the bank and, after helping everybody with their inquiries, let them out through the back.

"Everybody was cooperative and fortunately they were only there for ten minutes.We would like to apologise."