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The great butter and cheese fire of 1991
2026-11-07A 1991 fire involving butter and cheese prompted comparisons to the Great Molasses Flood and left commenters focused on the massive cleanup. They discussed using vacuum excavators and hydrovac trucks to remove the melted dairy, the difficulty of cleaning equipment filled with butter, and the lack of a clear final disposal path beyond temporary sanitary sewer holding ponds, possibly routing it through organic waste or waste-to-energy.
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