Honestly, it was incredibly hot.
Recently, a semi-truck spilled an astonishing 40,000 pounds of Frank’s Red Hot Sauce on an Ohio highway amid a severe heat wave.
This condiment truck started leaking on Thursday while traveling north on Interstate 71 in Delaware County, creating a vivid, spicy trail before the driver realized what was happening. The Columbus Mission shared the news.
Eventually, the driver made a stop at a truck stop as firefighters followed the trail of the bright red sauce to locate the source.
“Our crews were trying to trace it down and managed to track the spill back to the truck,” said Kris Kobach, the Fire Chief of Berkshire, Sunbury, Trenton, and Galena.
Upon discovering the substance was hot sauce, firefighters had to reach out to the Ohio Department of Environmental Protection. Local reports noted the potential environmental risks posed by the acidic nature of hot sauce if it reached water sources.
Instead, responders employed containment measures and hazardous materials protocols to prevent further contamination.
Kobach mentioned that trucking companies should engage cleanup crews for such incidents. “Many people find this situation amusing, but on the flip side, it’s tough because some cars might be damaged,” he commented. “Removing it will be quite a challenge.”
One individual shared on a local Facebook group that he spent $30 trying to wash his car, but the sticky residue remained.
The spill created a hot sauce-coated highway, coinciding with an unusual heat wave that brought extreme triple-digit temperatures to much of Ohio.
According to Lt. Robert Curry from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, there might be a citation for the trucking company responsible for the spill, though none has been issued yet. Motorists impacted by the spill can pursue compensation through their insurance.
