Betty to run for fun at 102
Actress ROSE MCGOWAN was caught up in a real life emergency on Friday (10Oct14) when a smoke bomb was set off at a restaurant in New York City where she was dining with a friend.
The Charmed star was eating at Manhattan's Bar Pitti when the device was hurled into the outdoor section of the crowded restaurant, filling the venue with red smoke and throwing patrons into a panic.
Cops were called to the scene and the restaurant was sealed off. No injuries were reported and the eaterie later reopened.
McGowan tells GossipCop.com, "My eyes still hurt... I thought it was a (real) bomb."
She adds in a post on Twitter.com, "Someone just threw two red smoke bombs into the restaurant I was eating in. Eyes are burning. #NYCWHAT (sic)."
Police have launched an investigation.