Friday, July 3, 2009

This had to be one of the easiest fires to put out.

But, imagine the panic of an elderly woman in Zurich, Switzerland who called the emergency number to report that her TV was burning.

Police and firefighters rushed to her home but didn't see any smoke.

A closer look at the TV showed it was tuned to a station that shows a fire in a fireplace during the early morning hours.

They turned off the "fire" with the press of a button.