Sirens sounded urgently in central Warsaw Saturday afternoon, triggering an unplanned system outage that authorities are currently investigating.
Sirens activated unexpectedly
Sirens activated in Warsaw Saturday around 4pm, with reports reaching Praga-Południe and other districts. Authorities confirmed it was due to a system failure and not an actual emergency.
Solutions in progress
Local services are actively working to resolve the issue, but have not specified when the problem might be rectified. The cause of the failure is currently unknown.
Official statement
At 6:15pm, the City Contact Center posted the following statement: “There is a failure in the Provincial Population Warning System (sirens) in the streets: Międzynarodowa, Niekłańska, and Londyńska. The cause of the failure and the time it will be resolved are currently unknown.”
