Washington, DC finally gets its own version of NYC's "Pizza Rat"; meet "Fire Alarm Rat"

Brett T. | 6:00 PM on September 10, 2018

You probably don’t remember back in 2015 when social media went crazy over a viral video of a rat trying to drag a full slice of pizza down the subway stairs. Really, “pizza rat” was a thing for a few days:

This rat carrying a slice of pizza down the subway stairs gets it: http://t.co/8sktd4WOol pic.twitter.com/0o2sLelXTA

— DNAinfo New York (@DNAinfoNY) September 21, 2015

There’s always been a sort of rivalry between New York and Washington, D.C. over things like who has the worst transit system or who has more rats, but now D.C. can claim its own celebrity rat, who managed to pull a fire alarm and evacuate an entire condo.

A rat pulled a fire alarm in D.C., causing the evacuation of an entire condo building.https://t.co/np5ko0flFN pic.twitter.com/e2qLFZWfxL

— NBCWashington (@nbcwashington) September 9, 2018

That rat saved countless lives … is what we’d be saying if there’d been an actual fire.

How did this NOT happen in NYC https://t.co/1aRnPYj93G

— Leon Wolf (@LeonHWolf) September 10, 2018

I know right? The best things usually happen in here.

— Kate Hyde (@KateHydeNY) September 10, 2018

this is accurate https://t.co/QcyiAZxCOu

— Leon Wolf (@LeonHWolf) September 10, 2018

In NYC the fire alarm would have been disconnected and fire door would have been propped open by empty cardboard boxes

— Henry Stark (@HRussellStark) September 10, 2018

Did anyone else notice how much junk is blocking that fire exit? Maybe the rat was pointing out the fire hazard? Buildings Dept. might be interested in doing more than a rodent inspection… If I worked there, I would want to see all the fire exits.

— JeantheFish (@JeantheFish) September 10, 2018

We don't know the back-story

— Rokey?? (@rokeypdx) September 10, 2018

pic.twitter.com/DDYkyetLlZ

— sabvbaumgard (@sabvbaumgard) September 10, 2018

Was the rat pulling the alarm? Or was the rat TESTING the alarm? Get the facts straight!

— Gene Wexler (@GWexlerWDBO) September 10, 2018

He must have escaped from a lab where pulling the lever gets him a treat.

— megster (@Joseph4Meg) September 10, 2018

Finally, they’ve identified the anonymous op ed author.

— PS (@Surfgirl13691) September 10, 2018

The rat may think of this simply as a prank, but this is actually a malicious act and he could be in serious legal trouble.

D.C. vs. Rat (2018)

— Bruce Cameron (@BruceTheCameron) September 10, 2018