Talk About Your 80-Proof Sewage
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More than 1,500 gallons of tequila spilled into the sewer system in Louisville, Ky., after a worker tried to unload it from a truck into an already full storage tank at a distillery, officials said.
The tequila overflow resulted in 1,500 to 1,800 gallons entering the city sewer system, said Phil Lynch, a spokesman for Brown-Forman Distillery.
Officials were called because of the flammability of the 80-proof liquor, he said. Water was used to dilute the spilled alcohol.
“It was a simple case of human error,” Lynch said.
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