Firefighters rushed to
Florence's Uffizi gallery on Thursday after being called by
museum staff because 'smoke' could be seen coming from a
ceiling.
Uffizi Director Eike Schmidt said the alarm was caused by
lighting hitting an electrical system.
Firefighters said that the smoke was actually vapour from
extinguishing material generated after the anti-fire system
automatically kicked in.
The situation is under control and the museum was set to
open, albeit slightly later than normal.
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