This fire department would rather not rescue you from handcuffs this Valentine's Day

Don't lose your key, folks.
 By 
Stan Schroeder
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This fire department would rather not rescue you from handcuffs this Valentine's Day
It's ok as long as you don't lose the key. Credit: Shutterstock

It's Valentine's Day and Fifty Shades Darker (you could also watch one of the vastly better alternatives) is in cinemas, and that can be a dangerous combination.

It can also drive firemen mad, as attested by this cute warning, issued by Zagreb, Croatia's Fire Department, which had to rescue a number of people from handcuffs on the Feb. 14 last year.

"Feel free to have fun and be creative, but be careful. Just in case, we are here. Last year we have had only four interventions at people's homes with people stuck in handcuffs...", reads the warning, posted on the Fire Dept.'s Facebook Monday.

The warning is accompanied by photos of firemen rescuing some poor soul who appears to have forgotten the keys to their handcuffs.

Be careful out there, folks. You don't want to end up on your local fire station's Facebook page.

Stan Schroeder
Stan Schroeder
Senior Editor

Stan is a Senior Editor at Mashable, where he has worked since 2007. He's got more battery-powered gadgets and band t-shirts than you. He writes about the next groundbreaking thing. Typically, this is a phone, a coin, or a car. His ultimate goal is to know something about everything.

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