An unknown person told the manager on the phone that they were with the fire department and needed to conduct a diagnostic test on the fire system, police said. The manager followed instructions and turned on the restaurant’s fire suppression system. The caller then said what the manager had done had caused a gas leak, so everyone had to evacuate the restaurant and the employee was told to break all the windows to avoid an explosion.
Wendy’s employees complied and smashed every single window, while waiting for the fire department to show up. Once officials arrived, they confirmed the call was a hoax.