Item #: SCP-555-7334



Object Class: Euclid



Special Containment Procedures: Undercover agents from Mobile Task Force Delta-0 (“Aurora Borealis”) are to be kept on standby within K█████ B█████ restaurants and Albany fire department to monitor for signs of SCP-555-7334 manifestation. Ordering takeaway from these restaurants to sites containing food-based SCPs is prohibited under all circumstances. Any testing of SCP-555-7334 should occur within an isolated, fireproof building with a standard foam fire extinguisher on the premises.



Description: SCP-555-7334 is a collective designation referring to ██% of beef hamburgers purchased from the K█████ B█████ chain of quick service restaurants. The SCP came to Foundation attention after ██ house fires occurred in Albany on April 14, 1996. Each was within line of sight of the restaurant.



Instances of SCP-555-7334 display a number of anomalous properties, the most immediately noticeable being that any human subject who views an instance will be compelled to refer to it as a “steamed ham”, despite the fact that it is obviously grilled. However, the primary effect of SCP-555-7334 only activates when an instance is delivered or otherwise enters any building where food is stored. A food item within the building will immediately catch fire. Controlled experiments have shown that the ignition appears to happen entirely spontaneously and that food which is in the process of cooking is most susceptible to the effect. Subjects who notice the flames will display a high level of embarrassment, and will often prioritise preventing others from finding out over actually dousing the flames.



Addendum 221-2:

As of ██/██/ 201█ SCP-555-7334 is to be considered uncontained after footage was leaked and widely spread across the internet, causing ██ other restaurants to manifest effects consistent with the object. The possibility of a memetic method of transference is currently being considered.