EXCESS fat is usually seen as the culprit for clogged arteries - but the same problem occurred on a much larger scale in Wisconsin, USA after a fire in a dairy plant.
The blaze apparently started in a storage room full of butter, which was impacted by the extreme heat - causing the contents to melt and flow through the building as it went up in flames.
The local fire department in Portage confirmed that "the butter runoff and heavy smoke slowed access to the structure" but the outbreak was eventually contained after several hours.
Emergency workers also deployed booms and "other absorbents" in an attempt to soak up the liquid butter, but despite their best efforts, the lusciously rich runoff seeped into storm drains and a nearby canal, blocking the waterway as the dairy product cooled.
Some wits postulated that if lobsters live in the canal they could potentially be caught already steeped in butter.
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