Baden-Württemberg: a hotel guest triggers a fire alarm and causes a large-scale operation

Böblingen (dpa/lsw) - A man in Sindelfingen (Böblingen district) caused an entire hotel to riot and caused a large-scale deployment of rescue workers: According to police reports, the 36-year-old hotel guest intentionally smashed the window of a fire alarm on Tuesday morning, triggering the alarm off, although there was neither a fire nor any other accident.

Baden-Württemberg: a hotel guest triggers a fire alarm and causes a large-scale operation

Böblingen (dpa/lsw) - A man in Sindelfingen (Böblingen district) caused an entire hotel to riot and caused a large-scale deployment of rescue workers: According to police reports, the 36-year-old hotel guest intentionally smashed the window of a fire alarm on Tuesday morning, triggering the alarm off, although there was neither a fire nor any other accident. The man's reasons were initially unclear. Around 50 hotel guests had to leave the building. The fire brigade came with seven vehicles and 40 emergency services. The man must expect to be charged with the abuse of emergency calls.