Drunk infiltrates team of firefighters

BERLIN (Reuters) – Firefighters called to a blaze at an apartment
building in a southern German town were astonished to discover a fully
equipped extremely drunk imposter in their ranks, police said on
Thursday.

On hearing the alarm, the 38-year-old man had rushed to the fire
station, was helped into protective clothing and helmet by unsuspecting
firefighters and boarded the fire engine, a spokesman for Suedhessen
police said.

After arriving at the apartments, firefighters quickly realized the man was an imposter and called the police, he added.

“When fire breaks out, it’s all hands on deck!” the man told
officers when questioned about his motives. He was released without
charge after sobering up overnight in a police cell.

(Reporting by Iain Rogers)