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Warning Siren Malfunction Gives Hawaii False Alarm
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by Big Island Video News
on Jul 8, 2016 at 10:12 pm

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STORY SUMMARY

HAWAII ISLAND (BIVN) - An island-wide malfunction of the tsunami sirens raised concerns Friday night, but officials say there was no emergency.

HAWAII ISLAND – The sudden sounding of the warning sirens on Hawaii Island Friday night was a false alarm, officials say.

“Regarding Civil Defense sirens, there is no emergency,” police declared in a Nixle alert issued at 9:59 p.m., a few mintues after the sirens went off.

“Sirens malfunctioned,” police said.

Police said the malfunction was island-wide.

We will update this page when more information becomes available.


Filed Under: Breaking Tagged With: warning sirens

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