A ton of chocolate spilled out onto a German street on Monday night
in what "would have been a catastrophe" if it were closer to Christmas
the company's boss Markus Luckey told local newspaper Soester Anzeiger
in the district of Werl at the DreiMeister chocolate factory
and it was caused by a "small technical defect" in a storage container
The chocolate flow hardened on the chilly streets, according to the Associated Press
and took 25 firefighters armed with warm water
The firefighters removed 108 square feet of chocolate, and were followed by a street cleaner, according to Reuters.
it is unlikely that a chocolate-free Christmas is imminent in Werl," the fire department said in a statement
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Tonne of chocolate flows out of factory in Westönnen
A street in a western German town got a repaving worthy of Willy Wonka when a tonne of chocolate flowed out of a factory and solidified on the pavement
The German newspaper Soester Anzeiger reported that a “small technical defect” involving a storage tank caused the chocolate to spill out from the DreiMeister chocolate factory in Westönnen
View image in fullscreenIt took 25 firefighters, using shovels, hot water and torches, to remove the chocolate. Photograph: Social Media/ReutersAbout 25 firefighters worked to pry the chocolate off with shovels. They also used hot water and torches to remove remaining bits from cracks and holes.
Company boss Markus Luckey told the Anzeiger the factory would be back in action on Wednesday. Luckey said if the spill had happened closer to Christmas, “that would have been a catastrophe”.
It was an accident. It was a municipal headache. It was a Roald Dahl fan's dream.
Just before 8 p.m. Monday, liquid chocolate began streaming out of the DreiMeister chocolate factory in Westonnen, a suburb of Werl, Germany.
A tank at the factory had overflowed, prompting a river of chocolate to breach the factory grounds and ooze onto Weststrasse, the nearest road.
Soon, the leaked liquid chocolate - about a ton in all - solidified in the crisp December air, creating something of a magical carpet that blanketed Weststrasse.
"A ten-square-meter choco-pancake formed," the Werl fire department explained in a dramatic statement that warned chocolate lovers to "stay strong" before reading about the incident.
Comparisons to "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" were inevitable on social media, with one person tweeting "Willy Wonka, that you?"
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The Werl fire department said the road was closed for about two hours and cleaned "with shovels and muscle power."
"This was a traffic hazard, which made the use of the fire department necessary," the department said.
Images of the cleanup effort showed firefighters using shovels, blow torches and hot water to remove the congealed and hardened chocolate - and appearing to, alas, throw it away in nearby bins.
The Werl fire department assured people that "despite the heartbreaking incident, it is unlikely that a chocolate-free Christmas is imminent in Werl."
DreiMeister chief executive Markus Luckey told the Germany newspaper Soester Anzeiger that it would have been "a catastrophe" had the spill happened closer to Christmas and that the chocolate factory would be reopened Wednesday.
It's not the first time Europe has seen such a delicious mess. Earlier this year, about 12 tons of melted chocolate spilled across a highway in Poland after a tanker overturned.
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2018Image via YouTubeThe comments here are perfection even Willy Wonka wouldn’t disputeA town in Germany is getting the real-life Willy Wonka treatment
About a ton of liquid chocolate flowed out of a factory and covered an entire street in a German town this week
While firefighters have been working hard to fix the issue
the comments section of this story is where the real sweetness is
a storage tank overflow at a local chocolate factory was the reason chocolate literally cascaded down the streets of the town and solidified on-site
“About a ton of chocolate ran out into the yard and from there onto the street,” a spokesman for the Werl fire brigade said in a statement
“A ten-square-meter choco-pancake formed.” Around 25 firefighters were called to the scene in Westönnen to help with the clean-up
Rarely are there news stories that appear to be plucked straight from children’s books — and since we could always use some levity in the news cycle
here it is in the form of CNN’s Facebook comments section
If there is a Comments Section Hall of Fame
this woman goes straight to the top of the class for that one
Someone has to answer the important questions
Though the incident proved a traffic hazard
the fire department was able to make the town a chocolate-free zone
they say there’s still plenty of sweet stuff left for holidays
it is unlikely that a chocolate-free Christmas is imminent in Werl.”
liquid chocolate began streaming out of the DreiMeister chocolate factory in Westonnen
prompting a river of chocolate to breach the factory grounds and ooze onto Weststrasse
the leaked liquid chocolate — about a ton in all — solidified in the crisp December air
creating something of a magical carpet that blanketed Weststrasse
@cnn - A street in Germany has been covered in liquid chocolate 🍫 following a leak from a factory. About a ton of chocolate ran on to the street and solidified on the chilly sidewalk after a storage tank overflowed at DreiMeister’s chocolate factory... pic.twitter.com/zlKlzuYqkF
‘‘A ten-square-meter choco-pancake formed,’’ the Werl fire department explained in a dramatic statement that warned chocolate lovers to ‘‘stay strong’’ before reading about the incident.
Comparisons to ‘‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’’ were inevitable on social media, with one person tweeting ‘‘Willy Wonka, that you?’’
The Werl fire department said the road was closed for about two hours and cleaned ‘‘with shovels and muscle power.’’
‘‘This was a traffic hazard, which made the use of the fire department necessary,’’ the department said.
Images of the cleanup effort showed firefighters using shovels, blow torches and hot water to remove the congealed and hardened chocolate — and appearing to, alas, throw it away in nearby bins.
The Werl fire department assured people that ‘‘despite the heartbreaking incident, it is unlikely that a chocolate-free Christmas is imminent in Werl.’’
DreiMeister chief executive Markus Luckey told the Germany newspaper Soester Anzeiger that it would have been ‘‘a catastrophe’’ had the spill happened closer to Christmas and that the chocolate factory would be reopened Wednesday.
It’s not the first time Europe has seen such a delicious mess. Earlier this year, about 12 tons of melted chocolate spilled across a highway in Poland after a tanker overturned.
The Washington Post’s Isaac Stanley-Becker contributed to this report.
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@cnn - A street in Germany has been covered in liquid chocolate 🍫 following a leak from a factory. About a ton of chocolate ran on to the street and solidified on the chilly sidewalk after a storage tank overflowed at DreiMeister’s chocolate factory... pic.twitter.com/zlKlzuYqkF
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Viridor’s Westfield Energy Recovery Facility (WERF) in Fife has successfully managed its first fire
The waste company said that the event marks “a monumental milestone” after four years of planning and construction
The WERF has been jointly owned by Viridor and Equitix since January 2022 under Westfield Energy Recovery Limited (WERL)
The plans and permission for the site were originally established by Brockwell Energy
Construction began in December 2021 and commissioning is expected to commence in 2025
Kanadevia Inova (formerly Hitachi Zosen Inova) was the main contractor and will continue as the operator of the ERF
chairman of the board for WERL and director of Capital Projects at Viridor
said: “The first fire is a pivotal moment signalling our move from a site under construction to one that is fully operational
It is down to the fantastic teams we have had on site that we have reached this stage so seamlessly
My thanks go out to everyone who has contributed to this project.”
WERL board member and director of asset management at Equitix
added: “We are delighted to have achieved this significant milestone within the scheduled timescale
“This sets us up nicely for a successful commissioning and testing phase in the coming months
leading to commercial operations being delivered as anticipated by early Q2 2025
A big thank you to all the stakeholders that have played a part in the continued successful delivery of this project.”
The site is expected to process approximately 240,000 tonnes of residual black bag waste and power around 55,000 homes
Viridor said that further plans for WERF include a potential heat network and carbon capture project
Last Monday (25 Monday 2024), the waste company announced that it had reached financial close on the Thameside Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) at Tilbury Docks
Construction is expected to commence later this month
with the new site increasing Viridor’s fleet to 12 ERFs across the UK
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while EWB also understands company’s Earls Gate facility is back in construction with a new EPCM deal signed
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it was essentially to clear the chocolate from the road completely before opening it back up to traffic
during which time the production facility remained closed — but happily
killing virtually all of the marine life making its home in the water there
the chocolate spill in Germany doesn’t appear to have caused any deaths
or major damage — but the whole thing could have turned out much worse
Indeed, the near-miss is likely what allows us to make jokes about the situation — and folks? The Werl fire department’s statement on the incident is a gem
it begins with the following warning (translated into English via Google Translate: “Chocolate lovers must remain brave when reading the following lines.” It goes on to refer to the hardened chocolate spill as a “ten-square-meter choco-pancake,” and concludes
it is unlikely that a chocolate-free Christmas is imminent in Werl.” A-plus work
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