By Robert Medley
The Oklahoman 

Firefighters cleanup Oklahoma River spill

 

March 12, 2017



OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The air was putrid at two Interstate 40 bridges in south Oklahoma City.

Firefighters serving on the hazardous materials response team at first thought it was raw sewage coating the bridge floors on Western Avenue and Shields Boulevard.

Lt. Wiley Gabehart said the first priority when the team arrived the morning of Feb. 21 was to make sure the slime did not spill into the Oklahoma River. Then the cleanup process began, and it would last for nearly eight hours.

The stinky mess turned out to be animal byproducts that spilled from a tank being hauled on the back of a truc...



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