A mysterious diesel spill has residents of Palm City, Florida, wrinkling their noses at an unpleasant odor that invaded their neighborhood by the St. Lucie C-44 Canal. Folks in the Highland Reserve subdivision, which is cozily situated near the chunk where the Turnpike crosses paths with I-95, found themselves in a stinky situation, according to WPTV. The Fire Brigade from Martin County was on the scene to assess the "very small sheen" but couldn't quite put their finger on where the slick stuff was oozing from, even after a good hour-plus of detective work.
Resident Larry Colson and his better half, Paula, got a noseful of the stench on Tuesday. Paula had a chat with the Florida EPA after the odor escalated, relaying to WPTV that it was "really evident Wednesday." Their backyard escapades were curtailed for days due to the powerful whiff, which has only recently let up. Speculation circulates that a boat might be the villain of this piece, but the jury's still out.
Meanwhile, over in Palm Beach County, a semi-hauling mulch decided to do an unscheduled pirouette Thursday morning off U.S. Highway 441 and Lake Worth Road. This not only brought traffic to a screeching halt but also resulted in a fuel spill, as reported by CBS12. The Palm Beach County Fire Rescue acted as the cleanup crew, successfully stemming the tide of diesel and hydraulic fluid, while also scooping up an injured individual, whose relation to the incident has been left to the imagination.
The Palm Beach accident was tackled with efficiency, cleared in about two hours, and the road was rendered passable again.
