Am I on fire or is it just German TV?
Thu Oct 2, 1:13 PM ET
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German TV network\'s regular early morning film of a burning log is playing havoc with night owls and even tricked a woman into calling out the fire brigade.
A spokesman for police in the northern town of Luebeck said on Thursday that the woman woke up thinking her television was on fire, called emergency services and alerted her neighbours.
"Fire services rushed in and extinguished the \'blaze\' using the television remote control," the spokesman said.
Sabine Kreft of the Super RTL network said the "burning log" video which runs from three until six in the morning is popular, promotes congeniality, but is distinguishable from a real fire.
"Once I heard an old lady poured water on her TV. But most people should really be able to tell the difference."