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Alice Peacock

Dad refuses to let mass brawl that broke out in kebab takeaway ruin his meal

A man has become an internet sensation after being filmed calmly eating his chips amid a chaotic brawl inside a Portsmouth kebab shop.

Chris Hill, 52, was caught on camera inside the shop, believed to be Ken's Kebabs, seemingly enjoying his meal on Friday evening.

However, his quiet evening soon turned chaotic when two customers starting throwing punches at staff.

The footage, which has since gone viral, starts with two customers arguing with staff behind the counter.

Several staff members then move swiftly out onto the shop floor, where the customers and the staff began throwing punches at each other.

At some point, however, he goes back to looking at his phone and forking chips into his mouth (Twitter)

The video does not capture anything suggesting what may have provoked the brawl.

Chris, who's sitting at a table further back in the restaurant, sat watching with headphones in while continuing to eat his chips, as the situation escalated.

Chris told MailOnline he had been at the pub before stopping off at Ken's Kebabs, on Albert Road, for some food.

For a while Chris' attention is diverted from his phone, to the ruckus going on at the front of the store (Twitter)

"I turned to see a man and shop worker throwing things at each other and then this tall guy kicked the food counter," he said.

While the fight escalated and more people involved themselves, Chris calmly observes, eating his meal while listening to Capital Radio on his headphones.

He considered moving, he said, but was enjoying his kebabs and chips.

Memes about the video have been shared on Twitter (Twitter)

The video was originally posted on Twitter by a local woman. On the thread, the woman said she had gone to the takeaway store with a friend, both of them wanting chips.

The footage captures a young man yelling at a worker behind the kebab bar; who eventually hits back, throwing a pair of tongs at the unruly customer.

Several men rushed from the back of the store onto the floor, where the fight quickly escalates.

A worker threw a punch at another customer wearing a blue jacket, who fights back before being tackled to the floor.

The video has inspired a handful of Memes which have circulated on Twitter (Twitter)

The customer was later wrestled to the doorway by the group of workers, but continued to throw wild punches into the fray.

He's eventually held down onto a chair by a man who's identified by commentators on Twitter as Ken, the store owner.

At this stage two bystanders walk into the store, seemingly in an attempt to help control the situation.

All the while, Chris sits at a table in the middle of the store, with his headphones plugged in.

Several men rushed from the back of the store onto the floor, where the fight quickly escalated (Twitter)

For a while his attention is diverted from his phone, to the ruckus going on at the front of the store.

At some point, however, he goes back to looking at his phone and forking chips into his mouth.

A second video posted on the Twitter thread shows the action move outside.

The original aggressor was pulled to his feet by a store worker and was then shown talking to the store owner.

Hampshire Police were not called to the incident.

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