LA HABRA : Massive Olive-Oil Spill Closes Street
Between 3,000 and 5,000 gallons of olive oil from a food processing plant oozed into nearby streets Sunday after vandals sabotaged a huge vat, police said.
The oil, which flowed from Van Law Food Products Inc. about 3:50 p.m., forced the closure of South Cypress Street between Lambert Road and Imperial Highway for several hours.
Police said that someone severed a hose attached to the vat inside the plant and then turned on a pump to start the spill.
“It’s a big mess,” said La Habra Police Sgt. Ron Harryman. “A lot of drivers were having problems steering their cars.”
Police have no suspects or motives in the incident.
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