Suds fill streets in BOISE, Idaho

[j.m@talk]

BOISE, Idaho - City streets got an unscheduled cleaning as a sudsy citrus-scented foam erupted from manhole covers like geysers.

The bubbles spewed from a three-block stretch on the city's east side Thursday after American Linen accidentally released detergent into the municipal sewer lines. The combination of gravity and churning water whipped the soap into a sudsy foam.

"We have never had a situation like this before," said Vince Trimboli, the public works spokesman.

Officials say the company had a malfunction, caused by human error, in its automated detergent loading device, releasing 167 gallons of a harmless but concentrated detergent.

Crews worked during the day to disperse the suds before they reached the treatment facility, then used soft-spray hoses and yard blowers to reduce foam levels closer to the plant.

"It had no effect on the treatment plant at all, and the closer the foam got to the plant, they were able to hose most of it off. None of it has gotten to the (Boise) River," Trimboli said Friday.


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[mireland]

who the hell wants to live in Boise Idaho....oh wait.... :D

[j.m@talk]

Officials say the company had a malfunction..........

I wonder if they concluded this on their own :rolleyes:

[rockinup1231]

Next they'll say the potato crop mutated because of that :rolleyes:

[leprechaun_40]

So Mirelands neighborhood got cleaned up for a change huh? ;)

[mireland]

I wonder if they concluded this on their own :rolleyes:


settle down.

[herosrest]

Micheal Jackson is headed your way!.