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Fire Alarm Forces Sweden to Evacuate Hotel Ahead of England World Cup Clash

Sweden's preparations for their 2018 FIFA World Cup quarter-final with England were disrupted on Saturday morning as a false fire alarm prompted an evacuation of the team hotel and surrounding buildings.

"According to the hotel management, they believe the alarm went off due to either someone smoking in their room or someone accidentally hitting a fire alarm switch," Sky Sports reported. "All the players are now back in their rooms and will look to progress with their plans ahead of the match."

According to Jeremy Armstrong of the Daily Mirror, the incident took place in the early hours of the morning at the Lotte Hotel in Samara, Russia.