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November 27, 2007
Not a pretty business
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I'm pleased that I don't happen to live near Accomac, Virginia. Nor do I live near any meat-processing plants, as far as I know. I'm especially pleased at this point, because the chances of this happening to me are slim:
A waste truck leaked poultry fat along 20 miles of roadway Tuesday, causing at least four crashes and making a stinky mess.
Virginia State Police said the tanker truck hauling a waste product of poultry grease to Maryland from a Perdue Farms plant had a valve open and the liquid fat leaked onto Route 13 from the plant to the Maryland line.
Sgt. Joe Bunting said there were at least four crashes and several spinouts reported between 5 and 6 a.m. on northbound Route 13, the primary road through the Eastern Shore. One person injured in one of the crashes was taken to a local hospital, he said.
Bunting described the consistency of the grease on the road as a "glassy film." He said Virginia Department of Transportation crews were sanding the road surface.
The sand was helping drivers get traction, but VDOT planned to lay down more sand as the day went on, Bunting said.
The liquefied fat was sticking to the tires of cars that were spreading it onto secondary roads in the region, Bunting said. He added that drivers who got the grease on their vehicle tires would smell a "really funky" odor.
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Posted by oz115 at November 27, 2007 01:21 PM
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You probably live a lot closer to a meat processor than you realize. They don't generally publicize themselves, for obvious reasons.
Posted by: Pete at November 27, 2007 01:59 PM