Women’s Basketball World Cup: Hotel Fire Alarm Sends Players Into the Street at Night
Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- A fire alarm forced all teams staying at a Berlin hotel onto the street shortly after 2 a.m. on Sunday.
- The disruption came after Germany beat Japan and before its group finale against Mali.
- Players returned to the hotel after authorities gave the all-clear, while the United States team stayed elsewhere.
Germany’s women’s basketball players had barely begun recovering from their win over Japan when a fire alarm interrupted the night. Shortly after 2 a.m. on Sunday, everyone staying at their Berlin hotel had to leave the building and wait outside.
The teams returned to their rooms after the all-clear was given. Germany had a rest day on Sunday, so the sleep interruption did not affect its schedule as severely as it might have before a game.
All teams except tournament favorite the United States were staying at the hotel. The U.S. team had arranged separate accommodation. Germany was preparing for its group finale against Mali on Monday.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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