Dairy plant spill dumps globs of butter into French river
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A river described as one of France’s prettiest is now also its fattiest.
An industrial accident led to the 39-mile-long River Odet being polluted by a massive butter slick, The Local reported Wednesday.
Des mottes de beurre polluent la rivière de l'Odet à Quimper https://t.co/hhDGOcTCB0 pic.twitter.com/ViqI2dnJ1A
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Lumps of the smooth-sailing slick began to build up along the river’s banks after “hundreds of kilos” found their way into the water from the Beuralia dairy plant, Le Telegramme reports.
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The dairy plant and firefighters are investigating the incident and have shut off a gate that allows water from the facility to flow into the river.
Beuralia is the second-largest butter manufacturer in France, The Local adds.
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