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Firefighters describe struggling through butter ‘three inches thick’ on steps as they battled blaze at factory
A fire that broke out a Wisconsin dairy plant on Monday night sent a river of melted butter flowing across the factory floor and into nearby storm drains, where it clogged a historic water artery.
The conflagration erupted at an Associated Milk Producers facility in Portage around 9pm local time, firefighters said on Wednesday. Nobody was injured.
Authorities said it was unclear what caused the blaze, which is under investigation, and will assess the runoff before deciding how best to clean it up.
Firefighters tried to enter the burning building but were deterred “due to the heavy smoke and runoff”. The fire broke out in a butter-storage room, and the butter started to “flow” throughout the facility.
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A fire that broke out a Wisconsin dairy plant on Monday night sent a river of melted butter flowing across the factory floor and into nearby storm drains, where it clogged a historic water artery.
The conflagration erupted at an Associated Milk Producers facility in Portage around 9pm local time, firefighters said on Wednesday. Nobody was injured.
Authorities said it was unclear what caused the blaze, which is under investigation, and will assess the runoff before deciding how best to clean it up.
Firefighters tried to enter the burning building but were deterred “due to the heavy smoke and runoff”. The fire broke out in a butter-storage room, and the butter started to “flow” throughout the facility.
River of melted butter blocks Wisconsin waterway after fire at dairy plant
Firefighters describe struggling through butter ‘three inches thick’ on steps as they battled blaze at factory
