No Mas Tequilla!: Kentucky Town Flowing

Kentucky Fire Officials Probe Tequila Overflow

source: Associated Press Strange News

LOUISVILLE, KY. – More than 1,000 gallons of tequila spilled into the sewer system Monday after a worker tried to unload it from a truck into an already full storage tank at a distillery, officials said.

The tequila overflowed at a rate of 100 gallons per minute, resulting in 1,500 to 1,800 gallons entering the city sewer system, said Phil Lynch, a spokesman for the Brown-Forman Distillery.

Fire and sewer officials were called because of the flammability of the 80-proof liquor, he said. Water was used to dilute the spilled alcohol.

“It was a simple case of human error,” Lynch said.

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