Truckload of eggs closes Texas highway; driver injured in accident
BELLAIRE, Texas (AP) - A truck carrying more than 13 tonnes of eggs spilled its contents off a Houston-area overpass early Monday, shutting down a highway and leaving a smelly mess behind for cleanup crews.
"There must have been 50 cases of eggs that landed on that (parked) truck, crushed the cab and broke the windshield," said Gary Babb, a supervisor in charge of the cleanup.
Environmental workers spent the day cleaning up the mess, trying not to slip on egg yolks as they worked. A special substance was used to battle the smell and soak up spilled fuel.
It took more than 14 hours to clean up the spill and reopen the highway. Babb's co-workers brought food to keep the crew's energy up, but he didn't exactly appreciate it
:laugh: "They brought us scrambled eggs, you believe that?" Babb said. "Sick sense of humour, these people
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2004/05/31/480750-ap.html
BELLAIRE, Texas (AP) - A truck carrying more than 13 tonnes of eggs spilled its contents off a Houston-area overpass early Monday, shutting down a highway and leaving a smelly mess behind for cleanup crews.
"There must have been 50 cases of eggs that landed on that (parked) truck, crushed the cab and broke the windshield," said Gary Babb, a supervisor in charge of the cleanup.
Environmental workers spent the day cleaning up the mess, trying not to slip on egg yolks as they worked. A special substance was used to battle the smell and soak up spilled fuel.
It took more than 14 hours to clean up the spill and reopen the highway. Babb's co-workers brought food to keep the crew's energy up, but he didn't exactly appreciate it
:laugh: "They brought us scrambled eggs, you believe that?" Babb said. "Sick sense of humour, these people
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2004/05/31/480750-ap.html