Firefighters were called out at 4:30am after a school left its loudspeakers blasting “Happy Birthday” on repeat.
The tune had been looping for five and a half hours – driving sleep-deprived locals up the wall.
In the end the fire brigade intervened.
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It’s unclear whether the PA system was left blaring by accident or as part of some prank in Javalí Viejo, west of Murcia, Spain.
Local woman Juana said: “I called because I had a really bad headache.
“I told them to call the mayor or whoever, and the police officer who answered the phone started laughing.
“I said ‘I don’t care who you need to call, but you have to call someone’.”
It was only when Juana played the song down the phone that the operator believed her and agreed to send the fire brigade, as reported by What’s The Jam.
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Firefighter Paco said: “The call was treated as an emergency because the situation required it – but it’s true we were already laughing from the start.
“Once we got inside, it was like walking into a pitch-dark birthday party – the scene was quite surreal, to be honest.
“We tried to stop the sound from the computers but couldn’t, so we eventually did it from outside.”
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A Murcia Fire Brigade spokesperson joked: “We didn’t want to ruin anyone’s birthday, but… it wasn’t exactly the right time!
“Tuesday, 4:30am, – a crew was called out to a school in Javalí Viejo to switch off the PA system.
“The song had been playing since 11 p.m.
“Happy birthday from your friends at the Fire Service.”
Pablo commented: “The neighbours won’t want to hear that song ever again.”
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