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Semitruck spills 40K pounds of Frank’s RedHot sauce on Ohio highway amid heatwave
NY Post ^ | 7/05/26 | Zoe Hussain

Posted on 07/06/2026 2:55:05 AM PDT by Libloather

The heat was Frank-ly unbearable.

A semi-truck leaked a whopping 40,000 pounds of sticky Frank’s RedHot sauce onto an Ohio highway amid a brutal heatwave last week.

The truck carrying loads of the popular condiment began leaking while traveling north on Interstate 71 in Delaware County on Thursday, leaving a trail of the spicy sauce on the roadbed before its driver realized, the Columbus Dispatch reported.

The driver eventually pulled into a truck stop as fire crews followed the trail of the bright-red mystery fluid to find its source.

“Our crews were out on the highway trying to track it down and actually were able to follow the trail to the Pilot,” Berkshire, Sunbury, Trenton & Galena Fire Chief Chris Kovach told the outlet.

After learning that the substance was Frank’s RedHot sauce, fire crews were forced to call in the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, according to local reports.

Due to the hot sauce’s acidity, flushing it into waterways could pose environmental risks. Instead, crews had to use containment protocols and hazmat materials to stop it from spilling into drains.

Kovach told the outlet that the trucking company will have to arrange for a cleanup company to properly address the spill.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Local News; Science; Weather
KEYWORDS: franks; heatwave; hotsauce; ohio; redhot

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You can put that stuff on anything. Here ya go.
1 posted on 07/06/2026 2:55:05 AM PDT by Libloather
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fire crews were forced to call in the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency

Oh for pete’s sakes...

What a complete waste of money...


2 posted on 07/06/2026 3:07:31 AM PDT by Adder ("A pack of jackasses led by a lion is superior to a pack of lions led by a jackass.” GW.)
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To: Libloather

Frank’s RedHot sauce???

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

GLOBAL WARMING JUST GOT 10,000X WORSE!!!

THE CHILDRENS!!!!! /Liberal Logic


3 posted on 07/06/2026 3:08:20 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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The driver eventually pulled into a truck stop as fire crews followed the trail of the bright-red mystery fluid to find its source.

I bet the other drivers gave him a good ribbing.

4 posted on 07/06/2026 3:10:55 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)
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To: Libloather

This is a sign of the “Apocalipsis”!


5 posted on 07/06/2026 3:20:01 AM PDT by BFW
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To: Libloather

Did he meet up with another truck hauling scrambled eggs?


6 posted on 07/06/2026 3:23:32 AM PDT by Cowman
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To: Libloather; Red Badger

40 Cholula fans showed up to negatively critique the release.


7 posted on 07/06/2026 3:24:02 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (The Democrats' official policy is now, “Hate, Violence and Murder". Change my mind.)
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To: Adder

Agree... Justification for more funding is what that’s all about.


8 posted on 07/06/2026 3:29:54 AM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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“...fire crews were forced to call ...”

Forced by who NYP? Do your job for a change.


9 posted on 07/06/2026 3:33:43 AM PDT by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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To: Libloather

My brother even puts the stuff on his scrambled eggs.


10 posted on 07/06/2026 3:34:28 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: Libloather

Yeah but this might be racist if Pete Buttigieg declared it as a racist road.


11 posted on 07/06/2026 3:36:19 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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Boy is Frank gonna be pissed


12 posted on 07/06/2026 3:37:30 AM PDT by albie
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To: Cowman

LOL! And another with bacon and another with hash browns and sausage.


13 posted on 07/06/2026 3:38:17 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: ComputerGuy

Do the Hash Browns too 😋


14 posted on 07/06/2026 4:02:58 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Libloather

When they say you can put that sht on everything.....I don’t think this is what they meant. Lol!


15 posted on 07/06/2026 4:11:41 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America....so great even the people that hate it won't leave!)
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To: Libloather

Collides with a truck full of chicken wings.


16 posted on 07/06/2026 4:13:02 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (... )
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Frank’s is Okay, but I prefer the Original Tabasco Sauce!.......


17 posted on 07/06/2026 4:18:02 AM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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This is even better.
https://crystalhotsauce.com/


18 posted on 07/06/2026 4:22:01 AM PDT by abb
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To: SaveFerris

I don’t care much for Frank’s or Texas Pete.
I prefer Sri Racha sauce for its flavor, which is garlic.
A single drop is usually all it takes for me.


19 posted on 07/06/2026 4:23:03 AM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: abb

Crystal is good too.............And Texas Pete......


20 posted on 07/06/2026 4:25:39 AM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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