Technical fault leaves road slippery with spilled frying oil
Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- A technical defect caused frying oil from a fast-food restaurant’s collection container to spill onto a parking area in Amberg, police said.
- Cars spread the oil over a large area of roadway, creating a slipping hazard.
- Firefighters tried to contain the spill but had not fully removed it, and warning signs were put up.
Drivers in Amberg, Bavaria, have been warned about a slippery road after spilled frying oil spread from a fast-food restaurant’s parking area.
Police said a technical defect in the restaurant’s collection container caused the oil to run onto the parking lot. Passing cars then distributed it across a broad section of the road.
Firefighters attempted to bind the oil, but police said they had not yet been able to remove all of it. Warning signs now alert motorists to the hazard.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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