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Related: About this forumTruck dumps 40,000 pounds of chicken feathers on highway
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (AP) A tractor-trailer made a fowl mess when it rolled over in Washington state. It dumped about 40,000 pounds (18,145 kilograms) of chicken feathers across Interstate 5.
Washington State Patrol Trooper Rick Johnson says the driver told investigators he fell asleep at about 3:30 a.m. Wednesday north of Tacoma and lost control of the truck, which hit a guardrail and overturned.
The truck was hauling the feathers from a poultry facility to a rendering company in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The Canadian company recycles animal byproducts into ingredients for items including pet feed and soap.
Read more: http://www.valleymorningstar.com/news/strange_news/truck-dumps-pounds-of-chicken-feathers-on-highway/article_3a7752c1-3a00-5eff-b81b-e146c1771dce.html
Wwcd
(6,288 posts)pangaia
(24,324 posts)40,000 lbs of chicken feathers or 40,000 lbs of chickens?
Wwcd
(6,288 posts)40,000 is 40,000 regardless, but can you imagine the eye watering gaging by the clean up crew!
Phewy
TexasTowelie
(111,280 posts)because the hazmat team needed to debate the best way to remove 20 tons of feathers from the interstate. I doubt that they have prepared for that type of spill.
Wwcd
(6,288 posts)House of Roberts
(5,119 posts)mypillow.com!
Wwcd
(6,288 posts)uppityperson
(115,674 posts)Link to tweet
These chicken feathers not only crossed the road, they blocked it! Clean up on I-5 in Federal Way still going on. Truck crashed. Nobody hurt. Driver says he fell asleep.
TexasTowelie
(111,280 posts)Thanks for posting. I thought we could use a puff piece thread.