A Pittsburgh Burger King closes temporarily as workers apparently walk out

CP photo: Ryan Deto
Sign posted on the Burger King in East Carson Street in Pittsburgh on July 26


The Burger King in Pittsburgh’s South Side is already infamous as being the location of a fake franchise for a short time, but the fast-food joint located on East Carson Street isn’t done making waves.

According to a viral tweet, the South Side Burger King closed for a time starting the evening of July 25 due to the staff walking out. The closure lasted until at least the morning of July 26, when City Paper confirmed that the Burger King was closed and that a staffing shortage was a reason why. This Burger King location, at 1820 E. Carson St., is listed as being open 24 hours a day for its drive-thru, and 6 a.m. to 10 or 11 p.m. in the dining room.

According to independent journalist Don Carpenter, who was listening to a police scanner on July 25, the Pittsburgh Police were sent to the Burger King on East Carson Street to investigate a report of an unattended and empty building, and the police were under the assumption that the staff had walked out.

When contacted, Pittsburgh Public Safety officials didn’t say why the employees had walked off the job, but did confirm that the building was vacated, but not locked or closed on the night of July 25. According to assistant public safety officer Maurice Matthews II, Pittsburgh Zone 3 Police officers made contact with a key holder from the Burger King, who then came and secured the building.

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