Fire alarm pulled at Pittsburgh Steelers' hotel

The Pittsburgh Steelers downplayed an early Sunday morning incident when a fire alarm was pulled at the team hotel in Boston.

None of the players or coaches had to evacuate their rooms after the alarms went off around 3:40 a.m. ET.

The Steelers will play the New England Patriots on Sunday night in the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.

Burt Lauten, the Steelers' director of communications, told NFL Network that quiet was restored within minutes of the alarm sounding. When firefighters arrived, they determined it was a false alarm and cleared the scene.

Massachusetts State Police apprehended and charged a man who pulled the fire alarm.

Dennis Harrison, 25, of East Boston, has been charged with disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace and pulling a false fire alarm at the Steelers' airport hotel, according to a statement from state police.

Harrison fled the scene but was found by the state police walking on hotel property, according to police. He was not a guest at the hotel.

Later Sunday morning, fire alarms also went off at Gillette Stadium as sprinklers came on in the concession area, which led to a partial evacuation of mostly media and stadium workers.