False Fire Alarm Forces Evacuation at Berlin Tennis Open Player Hotel

A false fire alarm disrupted the sleep of several players competing in the Berlin Tennis Open, leading to an evacuation of their hotel in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The incident occurred around 3:00 AM, causing significant inconvenience for the athletes.

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Some players called me at three in the morning and asked why I wasn't on the street yet.

German player Eva Lys, who was participating in the event, was among those affected. Lys mentioned that she had experienced similar false alarms the previous year during a tournament in Montreal, where alarms sounded for two consecutive nights. Despite the past experiences, Lys managed to sleep through the recent alarm in Berlin.

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Unlike in Montreal, I did not use the elevator, but took the stairs from the tenth floor.

"Some players called me at three in the morning and asked why I wasn't on the street yet," Lys recounted. She noted that, unlike in Montreal, she opted to use the stairs from the tenth floor rather than the elevator. However, in her haste, she left her passport and wallet in her room, unsure if the alarm was genuine. The hotel guests were permitted to return to their rooms after approximately 60 minutes, with Lys taking the elevator back up.

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But then, at least in part, the experience from last year quickly set in. 'Unlike in Montreal, I did not use the elevator, but took the stairs from the tenth floor,' said Lys, 'for which I forgot my passport and wallet in the room, which you are supposed to take with you. Because at that moment you really don't know if it's a false alarm.'