Is it illegal to lie about a fire alarm?

It is illegal to lie about a fire alarm, and it needs to be punished by law.

Legal analysis

It is illegal to falsely report a fire alarm, and the maximum penalty is five to ten days' detention. According to the relevant laws and regulations, anyone who commits one of the following acts shall be detained for more than 5 days 10 days, and may also be fined up to 500 yuan; If the circumstances are minor, they shall be detained for not more than five days or fined not more than 500 yuan: 1, spreading rumors, lying about dangerous situations, epidemic situations and police situations, or intentionally disturbing public order by other means; 2, throwing fake explosions, toxic, radioactive, corrosive substances or infectious disease pathogens and other dangerous substances to disturb public order; 3. Threatening to set fire, explode or throw dangerous substances to disturb public order. If the circumstances of a false report about a fire alarm are serious, it constitutes a criminal offence, and the corresponding criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law. When calling the fire alarm number "1 19", you must be calm. The key is to express the situation clearly in as concise a language as possible. After the call is connected, please accurately report the fire address (road name, alley name, house number), what is on fire, the size of the fire, whether anyone is trapped, whether there is an explosion or gas leakage, the fire range, etc. When you don't know the specific address, you should tell the geographical location, obvious buildings or road signs around you. Give your name, phone number or mobile phone number to the other party. Pay attention to the questions raised by the alarm center so as to answer them correctly. After receiving the call, immediately send someone to the intersection to wait for the fire truck, and guide the fire truck to the fire scene quickly. If there are new changes in the fire, it is necessary to immediately notify the public security fire brigade so as to adjust the deployment of forces in time.

legal ground

Article 25 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Public Security Administration Punishment commits one of the following acts, and shall be detained for more than five days and less than ten days, and may be fined not more than five hundred yuan; If the circumstances are relatively minor, they shall be detained for not more than five days or fined not more than 500 yuan: (1) spreading rumors, falsely reporting dangerous situations, epidemic situations or police situations or intentionally disturbing public order by other means; (two) throwing fake explosions, toxic, radioactive, corrosive substances or infectious disease pathogens and other dangerous substances to disturb public order; (3) Threatening to set fire, explode or throw dangerous substances to disturb public order.