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Pizza Order Mistake Made by Canadian FF Sparks Viral Trend

Oct. 5, 2019

Firefighters in Alberta, Canada, mistakenly ordered pizza from a shop 2,300 miles away in San Antonio, TX. After realizing their mistake, they paid for the $300 order and asked them to be donated to local firefighters.

A firefighter in Alberta, Canada thought he was ordering pizza from a local shop, but he mistaken called a pizza shop with a similar name in San Antonio, TX. Once the Canadian fire department recognized the mistake, they decided to donate the $300 order to local firefighters in San Antonio. Two stations in that city got 18 pizzas. The generosity has sparked an international pay-it-forward campaign -- #randomactsofpizza is trending on Twitter.