- A fridge beeps, firefighters are called in
A beeping refrigerator triggered a fire department response in Wetter (Ruhr). A resident noticed the beeping at noon and alerted emergency services, as the fire department reported. Upon arrival, they discovered that the beeping was not from a smoke alarm, but from an open refrigerator in an attic apartment. The affected apartment was accessed via a turntable ladder and the noise was silenced.
The fire department team quickly deployed for a firefighting operation due to the beeping refrigerator. Subsequently, the firefighting equipment was essential in silencing the noise from the open refrigerator.
