BBC News - Blackpool Tower 'fire' was actually fluttering orange netting

Firefighters were called to an apparent fire near the top of the 129-year-old landmark.

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The BBC followed this up with an article about similar stories, including the two different "soft toy mistaken for an escaped tiger" ones.

It does also remind me of the (in)famous "false leg mistaken for paedophile" incident.