False Fire Alarm Shuts Down Sweden's Stock Exchange Temporarily

    Sept. 25, 2004
    Apparent false alarm requires brief evacuation of stock exchange in Stockholm

    Source Associated Press

    The Stockholm stock exchange was briefly evacuated Thursday afternoon after a fire alarm sounded, said the company that operates it, OMX AB.

    ``It was some sort of false alarm,'' OMX spokeswoman Annika Molander said. ``It did not affect trading and we are up and running as usual.''

    Another spokesman, Anna Rasin, said a small amount of smoke was detected during a test of the building's ventilation system, adding there was no fire.