Police: Hoax Led Workers To Spray Extinguisher, Disrobe
KFC Employees Treated After Being Exposed To Fumes

MANCHESTER, N.H. — A Hazmat call to a Manchester Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant was determined to have been sparked by a hoax call, police said.

Firefighters were called to the restaurant on Hooksett Road because employees reported eye and skin irritation from a fire extinguisher. When emergency crews arrived, they found three employees disrobed outside of the building.

The employees told police that the restaurant got a call from someone claiming to be from corporate headquarters who asked them to test their fire suppression system. When they did and reported that they had chemicals from the extinguisher on their clothes, the caller told them they needed to take their clothes off.

The workers said they became suspicious when the caller then told them to urinate on each other.

Spray ourselves with hazardous chemicals? Sure thing, boss.

Go outside and strip naked? You got it sir.

Whoa, whoa, whoa… Pee on each other? I am starting to think you’re pulling my leg, boss.