Second fire alarm scare at women's basketball World Cup team hotel

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2026-09-08

Berlin (dpa) - Teams competing at the women's basketball World Cup in Berlin again had to evacuate their hotel after the fire alarm went off for a second time. The alarm went off at around 9 am (0700 GMT) and all teams had to wait in the street for some half an hour until the all-clear was given. The same incident happened in the early hours of last Sunday. All teams, except for top favourites United States, are staying at the same hotel. The US......

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