ɪt wʌz sˌoʊ kˈɔːld bɪkˈʌz wɛnˌɛvɚ ðɪs pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ bˈɑːks, loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd æt sˈɛnɛkə ænd wˈɛlz stɹˈiːts ɪn bˈʌfəlˌoʊ, nˈuː jˈɔːɹk wʌz jˈuːzd, ðə kˈɔːl wʊd jˈuːʒuːəli ˈɛnd ˌʌp tɹˈædʒɪk fɚðə bˈʌfəlˌoʊ fˈaɪɚ dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt.
It was so called because whenever this particular box, located at Seneca and Wells streets in Buffalo, New York was used, the call would usually end up tragic for the Buffalo Fire Department.