A cup of tea and fake tan spray have been identified as the root causes of two false fire alarms in TV studios over as many weeks.
The One Show, at BBC’s Media Village in White City, went off air when a fire alarm sounded on 23 February.
Presenters, Alex Jones and Matt Baker were interviewing actress Tamsin Grieg at the time, as seen in this picture posted on the show’s Twitter page.
A lightheart disclaimer stated that the photo was taken after the building was cleared for re-entry. The show was replaced by back up footage of Simple Suppers.
A subsequent investigation found that the alarm was caused by somebody warming their tea up in a microwave. Twittering after the event, Ms Jones wrote: “We’re all safe and well!!! Somebody was warming their tea up and the microwave set off the fire alarm! That’s live telly for you!”
Last week, rehearsals for ITV’s Dancing on Ice, at Shepperton Studios in Middlesex, were interrupted due to another false alarm and the studio was evacuated. Fake tan fumes generated by the celebrity skaters proved too much for the fire alarm system.
