Man in trouble for pulling fire alarm after he'd clogged his toilet with potatoes

Looking to unclog his potato-stuffed toilet, a man from Delaware County, Pennsylvania, decided to try and get help by pulling his apartment building's fire alarm.

The man, who has not yet been identified, pulled the alarm at 7:48am on Sunday at the apartment block in Upper Darby, police say. According to authorities, for an unknown reason, the man shoved potatoes down the toilet causing it to clog.



He called the apartment building's maintenance department several times for help, but they didn't immediately respond. So he tried to get their attention by pulling the fire alarm, police said.

The three-story building was evacuated and police and fire officials came to the scene to investigate. Realising there was not a real emergency, they questioned the man who explained what happened. Police placed him under arrest for ringing the false alarm. He will be charged in the case, police said.