Sweetness Gets a Bit Gooey in Loveland
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<i> United Press International</i>
LOVELAND, Colo. — This town, known as Colorado’s Sweetheart City, had a little more sweetness than it could handle Friday.
A molasses storage tank sprang a leak before dawn, spilling its gooey contents onto city streets and an industrial park.
The molasses, stiffened by near-zero temperatures, flowed slowly and more than a foot deep about one-half mile down a city street. City officials estimated that about 100,000 gallons spilled from the tank, which was at an old sugar factory.
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