The AP reports a truck loaded with treated human feces accidentally dumped much of its cargo along a 300-yard stretch of Crown Point, Indiana's Hwy 55, blocking traffic and releasing the stifling smell into the surrounding neighborhood. After several hours of hosing down the pavement, the scent of the waste had died down from the overwhelming aroma that sent firefighters scrambling for their air tanks when they first arrived.
The processed waste, which had been on its way from a Water Recycling Plant to a farm field, was not hazardous, said Crown Point Assistant Fire Chief Gerard Abraham - the No. 2 man at the department.
The driver apparently struck a pothole that loosened the hydraulics holding his dump truck's rear gate closed. He drove for several blocks before he realized he was trailing a thick layer of feces behind him.
The driver was ticketed for failing to properly secure his load and the hauling company will be billed for the cleanup.
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