MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. — A siren inadvertently sounded in Maryland Heights Wednesday morning, but the St. Louis County Office of Emergency Management said there was not threat.
In a Facebook post, the office of emergency management said there was no threat. A later post said they believe the siren went off due to a lightning trike from a storm earlier this week.
The county said the siren sounded for about 40 seconds.
"The siren is still fully functional and will operate as expected during actual emergencies," the post said.
It is the second time in the last two days that a siren inadvertently sounded in St. Louis County.
On Tuesday, the office of emergency management said a siren in south St. Louis County began sounding at about 8:20 a.m. due to an "unknown technical issue." Residents in described it as a "loud, European-sounding siren" was going off for nearly an hour.
The county's OEM said they were sending a technician to check the siren, but have not said what caused Tuesday's malfunction.
