(Sheldon)– State environmental officials say atleast 200 gallons of animal fat has been filled into a storm sewer in Sheldon.
The accident happened Thursday when a hose separated from a truck owned by Neal Anthony Trucking of LeMars.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the truck was delivering the animal fat to the Midwest Farmer’s Co-op in Sheldon.
More fat may have been spilled, but all of it didn’t enter a nearby storm sewer, where much of what was spilled solidified.
D-N-R officials say a small, but unknown amount of the fat reached the Floyd River.
D-N-R officials say a private contractor from Spencer was scheduled to jet clean the storm sewer Thursday night to remove the solidified fat.
Environmental officials are expected to inspect the area as needed.
(From the Associated Press.).
