An angry mum is criticising a housing association for ‘ignoring’ residents’ worries about doors which become dangerously hot in the sun.

Mother-of-two George Parkinson says she and others living in Royal Gardens, off Haworth Road, have been complaining about the doors since 2006 but she says Manningham Housing Association and its development company Firebird has done nothing.

Mrs Parkinson says when the doors get too hot they swell so much they can not be locked or unlocked and the metal-panelled fronts get so hot they burn when touched.

Four years ago, Mrs Parkinson’s young daughter Robyn, who is now 13, burned her arm on the front door.

Mrs Parkinson said: “Manningham knows all this. We’ve had people from the builders themselves, Firebird and the housing association look but they’ve done nothing. This is dangerous and serious.

“At a shareholders’ meeting last year we were promised action in eight weeks. Needless to say that came and went and we’ve heard nothing since. They are ignoring our concerns.”

With recent high temperatures, the doors have been locking residents in and out.

Mrs Parkinson said: “We know not to touch the doors when they’ve been in direct sunlight. They are so hot they go off the end of my thermometer. If you put water on them they sizzle like a frying pan.

“My children know not to touch them but there are other families round here with younger children who are at risk. The doors just aren’t safe and they need replacing.”

Manningham Housing Association chief executive Ansar Ali said the doors it installs comply with stringent safety regulations but an inspection would be made.

“Once we understand the cause then it is possible that we can provide some help and support in finding a solution,” he said.

He apologised for any communication problems Mrs Parkinson had experienced, saying the way customers are treated and responded to is very important.