We had similar things happen at a previous $work, where you needed 09 to dial out, but one of the largest cities closed by had the prefix "0911". Here in Germany, our emergency lines are 110 and 112, so if you called any "0911 2<something>" number, and forgot to add the 09 prefix, you'd be calling the fire department.
But of course, this not being from space, it's not that news worthy :-)
But of course, this not being from space, it's not that news worthy :-)