Warning

THERE’S A RAT IN MY KFC

Huge rat runs amok in KFC restaurant as workers try to catch it in paper fast food bags before one corners it and stamps it to death

Massive rodent scurried after the store in front of shocked customers for 10 minutes before brutal death

LAUREN PROBERT
ANDY CRICK

Published: 19:05, 27 Feb 2017
Updated: 18:40, 28 Feb 2017

KFC workers were forced to chase a rat around a restaurant trying to catch it in a paper fastfood bag before one stood on it.

The large rodent was on the loose for up to 10 minutes as it scurried in between tables.

The large rodent was reportedly running around for '10 minutes' with reports that people were 'laughing' at bizarre scene

Shocking footage shows the large rodent being killed by a member of staff after running amok in the Reading restaurant

One KFC staff member stamped on the animal after it run riot in what was called a 'horrifying scene'

One member of staff at the fast-food joint in Reading put his foot on the lifeless animal then scooped it into a dustpan.

Witness Hasseb Lodhi, 18, said: "The rat came down from upstairs.

"It was running around for about 10 minutes, there were a lot of people in there.

"The guy who caught it could have dealt with it a bit better, obviously it was a bit brutal. But at the end of the day he had to what he had to do."

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Another customer Abdul Khan, 20, filmed it on his mobile while eating with pals.

He said: “It was so shocking. The staff did not have the situation under control at all.

“It was in the restaurant area where people were sat around eating their food.

“Some people were laughing because of the way the staff were running around after it.

“There were two staff members trying to kick the rat and then in the end one ended up stamping on it in a KFC bag."

Footage showed one member of staff with his foot on the lifeless animal scoop it up into a dustpan

There were nearly a dozen customers in the fast-food joint when the rat was captured running in between tables being chased by staff

He added: “It was horrifying.

“He killed it with his foot and then tried to pick the dead rat up with a chicken box.

“Luckily for KFC there was only about ten people around when it all kicked off, so it wasn’t packed.

“It’s not something they would want their customers to see.

“It was really shocking considering it is a food establishment."

A KFC spokesperson said: “We were shocked to see this and would like to apologise to any customers that were in the restaurant at the time.

“As soon as we were made aware, we immediately closed the restaurant and brought specialists in to investigate.

“They found there is an issue in the surrounding area, so the restaurant will now remain closed until we ensure the problem is resolved and there’s no further risk posed.

“Incidents like this are extremely rare, and the restaurant itself was awarded a top rating of five stars on its most recent Environmental Health Office inspection."

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