The Los Angeles County Fire Department said that they have received nearly 100 calls about "Pokemon Go" since the game launched about a week ago.

Officials have informed, that the calls were regarding players getting access to fire stations where Pokemon characters have been spotted.

Richard Licon with the Los Angeles County Fire Department said, “individuals that are playing the game are showing up to stations, knocking on the door, trying to gain access because they're characters inside the station that they're trying to get," .

The officials have informed that, when firefighters were out for responding to emergencies, players were calling 911 for asking if the firefighters could come back to the fire station. The representatives complaint that these calls are making delay in emergency operations.

Licon said, "actually tie up our dispatch trying to answer their questions in regards to the 'Pokemon Go' game instead of handling some of the EMS calls coming in,"

"Pokemon Go" is a free mobile game app that allows players roam around the real world to capture fictional Pokemon creatures.

According to data from market intelligence firm Sensor Tower, within the first week of its arrival, the app has been downloaded more than 7.5 million times. Largely popular location-based app in which players are seeking to “catch” Pokemon creatures in real-life locations has been the subject of many law-enforcement warnings since it was released last week.

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By Prakriti Neogi