No, Patriots fans did not pull a fire alarm at the Chiefs’ hotel
No one wins in the blame game.
Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
Ahead of Saturday’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots, there are rumors going around that on Friday night, a fire alarm was pulled at a Providence hotel that the Chiefs are staying at. People on social media are saying that a Patriots fan pulled the alarm, but it’s not true.
SB Nation spoke with a representative at the hotel, and confirmed that a fire alarm indeed went off on Friday night, but it was not because it was pulled by anyone -- a fire alarm went off because someone was smoking.
The rumor started after someone who was staying at the same hotel tweeted about the incident:
Apparently the fire alarm actually went off at the Chiefs hotel.
— Griffin Guerin (@griffin_guerin) January 16, 2016 From there, the rumor had spread, which led to a report from the Kansas City Star. Of course, because the Patriots are part of the story, people immediately pointed fingers at Patriots fans:
Several Patriots fans knew the hotel the Chiefs were staying at. Unsure if a alarm was pulled or call was made
— ProFootballCentral (@PFCentral) January 16, 2016 Typical Patriot way to pull fire alarm at Chiefs hotel
— Benjamin Hook (@Z71JAYHAWKS) January 16, 2016 UNREAL #ChiefsKingdom!! Fire alarm vacuation tonight in Providence hotel where #Chiefs are staying.
— Andrew Apache (@AndrewApache_) January 16, 2016 But nope, it was just a person smoking.
(h/t The Kansas City Star)
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