Lives at risk by hoax calls
MEMBERS of the public are being warned about calling the emergency services unnecessarily.
Firefighters from Havant fire station went to two hoax incidents yesterday afternoon – one at 1.23pm and then again at 1.40pm in Purbrook Way, Havant.
On arrival, they found there was no emergency.
A fire service spokesman said: ‘Malicious calls take a pump away that could be going to be serious incident. They put people’s lives at risk.’