Maple syrup spill on New Hampshire highway

By Associated Press | July 28, 2015, 16:55 EDT

A truck spilled Maple Syrup on Route 101 in New Hampshire. (Photo credit Martha Shanahan/ Keene Sentinel)

KEENE, N.H. (AP) — The only thing missing was the waffles.

Authorities in Keene, New Hampshire, were in for some sticky times when a load of maple syrup shifted in a tractor trailer and leaked very slowly all over a main highway.

Police Sgt. Thaddeus Derendal says about 220 gallons of the sweet-smelling pancake-topper from a Vermont producer oozed onto Route 101 on Monday afternoon.

Firefighters used squeegees to corral the mess and poured something like kitty litter on it to speed the drying process. The two eastbound lanes were reduced to one lane while the cleanup was underway.

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This story has been corrected to show 220 gallons of syrup spilled, not 225 gallons.

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