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Sweden's Ice Hotel is the last place you'd think a fire can start, but the government isn't taking any chances. So they've recently mandated that they install fire alarms just like any other hotel or residential building.

The AFP interviewed spokesperson Beatrice Karlsson who spoke diplomatically about the situation. "There are things that can actually catch fire, like pillows, sleeping bags or reindeer skins," she said. "It's been a challenge for our building team, but it made us one experience richer."

The hotel is rebuilt each winter after melting during the summer, and it is pretty complicated to add a smoke detector system to the construction specs. But they've been added nonetheless. While there haven't been any fires yet, better be safe than sorry right?

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Then there's this video: How to make fire from ice. Watch it below: