Pizza hut hoax call transcripts

CALL ONE

Control Operator: Hello Fire Service. What’s the address?
Hoax Caller: It’s Pizza Hut on Oxford Road
Control Operator: It’s Pizza Hut on Oxford Road?
Hoax Caller: Yes
Control Operator: What’s on fire there?
Hoax Caller: Pizza Hut itself
Control Operator: Right, it’s Oxford Road. What area?
Hoax Caller: It’s Manchester
Control Operator: Is it the city centre?
Hoax Caller: Yes
Control Operator: Right, Where are you calling from?
(Pause)
Hoax Caller: A telephone box.
Control Operator: And how do you know it's on fire?
Hoax Caller: Because I am looking at it now
Control Operator: Are you sure? Are you telling the truth?
Hoax Caller: I’m positive.
Control Operator: Right, we’re on the way.

CALL TWO

Control Operator: Thank you (to operator). Hello – where’s the fire?
Hoax Caller: The fire is on Oxford Street – it’s Pizza Hut
Control Operator: It’s what?
Hoax Caller: It’s Pizza Hut
Control Operator: On Oxford Street?
Hoax Caller: Yeh
Control Operator: And what district are you in?
Hoax Caller: Manchester
Control Operator: What – in the city centre?
Hoax Caller: Yes
Control Operator: Right and what is it that is on fire?
Hoax caller: It’s the restaurant
Control Operator: It’s what?
Hoax Caller: It’s the restaurant. The Pizza Hut restaurant.
Control Operator: Is it? And where are you speaking from?
Hoax Caller: Oxford Street telephone box
Control Operator: Right… And what’s on fire in Pizza Hut?
Hoax Caller: The whole restaurant
Control Operator: It’s the whole restaurant? Are you sure?
Hoax Caller: I’m Positive
Control Operator: Right, ok then
Hoax Caller: Hurry
Control Operator: Yeh, Ok
Call ends
Control Operator: Hello operator (to other operator)