Another North Texas City Has Outdoor Warning Sirens Go Off When They Shouldn't Have
BEDFORD, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - The city of Bedford confirms outdoor warning sirens have gone off two nights in a row.
The emergency warning sirens sounded in the northwest part of the city without anyone activating them.
The city says its system was not hacked and they are trying to figure out what caused the sirens to go off.
Bedford is investigating reports of the Sirens activating the last 2 evenings, in the NW portion of the city, despite no severe weather. Officials have ruled out hacking as the cause and will continue to look into the matter throughout the night. Update as info becomes available. pic.twitter.com/Tdh3Ts9iSw
— City of Bedford (@CityofBedfordtx) March 22, 2019
The sirens went off in the middle of the night last week.
Those sirens remain disabled for now.
The cities have also brought in federal investigators to try to find whomever was responsible.