Indian woman takes 5 minute shower in Australia, ends up with Rs 1.3 lakh fine

She recalled stepping out of the shower when the fire alarm suddenly began to ring. Unsure of what was happening, she initially thought it could be a fire drill.

Soon after, the building manager entered her apartment. The woman says she initially assumed the manager had arrived to help her evacuate.

What Happened

She then realised that the manager was responding to the alarm. Turns out, the manager discovered that she had been taking a shower.

• As the video went viral, some users questioned the sensitivity and placement of the alarm, while others suggested that the building’s fire alarm system should be inspected to determine why steam from a short.

• “Who puts a fire alarm outside the washroom?” she asked in the video.

• The incident left her questioning the placement of the device inside her apartment.

Key Details

That, she believed, might have caused enough steam to trigger the alarm.

• Even though the woman spent only five minutes in the shower, she had not switched on the exhaust fan.

What Reports Say

Coverage of the story so far points to:

• Continued reporting by India Today as more details emerge