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A Spanish-speaking Taco Bell employee in the US was fired after video emerged of her refusing to serve an English-speaking woman in Florida.<\/p>\n

During the argument at a drive-thru window in Hialeah, north of Miami, the worker said no-one there spoke English. <\/p>\n

Taco Bell told US media that the staff member “no longer works for the brand”.<\/p>\n

Alexandria Montgomery, the African-American woman who posted the video on Thursday, described the incident as “racist”.<\/p>\n

“This lady understood what I was saying but didn’t want to take my order,” Ms Montgomery shared on Facebook.<\/p>\n

The video, which was viewed over 100,000 times, shows Ms Montgomery repeatedly trying to order. <\/p>\n

At one point she asks why she cannot not simply place her order using the numbers next to the menu items. <\/p>\n

“Luisa”, as she was identified in the video, repeatedly claimed in Spanish none of the staff at the Taco Bell branch spoke English, at one point adding, “This is Hialeah, I’m sorry.” <\/p>\n

More than 94% of Hialeah residents identify as Hispanic and more than 90% speak Spanish as a first or second language, according to census data.<\/p>\n

The Taco Bell worker also threatened to call the police, after Ms Montgomery refused to leave on Wednesday evening. <\/p>\n