What?
Burger King workers smash windows after prank call https://t.co/tXlNkuW3Dv pic.twitter.com/zoM7VuQ6pJ
— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) April 10, 2016
Apparently the prankster convinced the employees — including a manager! — that he was from the fire department and that there was a deadly build up of dangerous gas in the restaurant. From the AP:
A prank caller tricked workers at a Minnesota Burger King into smashing the windows of the restaurant to keep it from exploding, police said Saturday, mirroring similar deceptions at Burger Kings and other fast-food restaurants in other states in recent months.
Police said employees at the restaurant in the Minneapolis suburb of Coon Rapids got the call Friday night from someone claiming to be with the fire department. The caller said the restaurant could explode, so they needed to relieve the pressure. The manager and other employees believed the caller and smashed all the windows on the ground floor.
It’s a trend? A similar incident happened in Oklahoma on Thursday:
Someone placed a similar call to a Burger King in Shawnee, Oklahoma, on Thursday night, claiming there were high levels of carbon monoxide in the building. KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City reported that the window damage there was estimated at $10,000.
Dear Burger King employees: STOP listening to strangers on the phone!
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