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44,000-pound chickpea wreck in Death Valley National Park

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This article has been occupying a tab in my browser for a day or two now, tickling my funny bone. Really, a truck fire and spill isn't funny. I know that. But this commercial driver had no business taking the road he took. (I know, I've been down that road.)  Nobody was hurt. And the Park Service had an excellent response:

 

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“When a commercial truck has a wreck or catches on fire, we worry about what it will release into the park,” Superintendent Mike Reynolds said. “However, there’s very little chance that stray chickpeas not cleaned up will become invasive species in the driest place in North America.”

 

Full story here.

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