Bosses at a Swedish hotel made out of ice and snow say they are
"a little surprised" - after being ordered to install fire alarms. Tourists flock from
all over the world to stay in the vast igloo in the country's far north, where
they sleep on an ice bed in temperatures as low as -8C (18F). Located in the small
Arctic town of Jukkasjarvi, the Icehotel is rebuilt every winter but it melts
by spring. The
first guests stayed at the hotel in 1990, but authorities have this year
demanded it put in the alarms for safety reasons. Hotel spokeswoman Beatrice
Karlsson said: "We were a little surprised at first, but the reason is
that there are things that can actually catch fire, like pillows, sleeping bags
or reindeer skins.
