Clothing dye spill turns South Carolina interstate pink, blue Talk about a bad dye job. (NCD)
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. — Talk about a bad dye job.
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A South Carolina freeway got an unexpected makeover Tuesday when clothing dye spilled from a truck after a Spartanburg County crash, according to WYFF-TV and WHNS-TV.
Spartanburg County Emergency Management said the incident occurred shortly before 1 p.m. on Interstate 85 South. Authorities said the truck was hauling a 55-gallon container of organic dye, which covered two lanes in pink and blue pigment, WHNS reported.
“Will be a while before a contractor cleans it up, and traffic is backed up,” Emergency Management wrote in a Facebook post. “While the colors are pretty, we’re pretty sure you don’t want it on your car!”
Officials described the textile dye as messy but water-soluble and ultimately “harmless,” according to WHNS.
The road reopened by 6 p.m., the news outlet reported.
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