A hiker recently discovered that a stream in Waipio, Hawaii, was contaminated with high amounts of alcohol after he noticed he was catching the scent of beer during his outings.
The state’s health department is investigating the spill, which originated in a storm pipe owned by the Department of Transportation, according to Hawaii News Now.
The news organization hired an independent laboratory to test a sample of the water and found that it contained as much as 1.2% alcohol by volume.
Contractor Finds Premature Fetus at WWTP in Alabama
Police are investigating an incident of a fetus being found inside the treatment works of a wastewater plant in Mobile, Alabama. According to WBRC News, investigators say there’s no evidence of a crime at this point.
One of the contractors doing work on the wastewater facility found the premature fetus on a headworks screen.
City Worker Dies After Being Trapped in WWTP Tank in Honolulu
A city worker in Honolulu died after becoming trapped in a tank at the Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The city’s fire department responded to a call asking for a confined-space rescue. After a hazmat unit checked the air quality in the tank, a team was deployed to pull the worker from the tank.
The 64-year-old man, Gilbert Chang, was transported to Honolulu Emergency Medical Services where he was pronounced dead.
