River of Sludge Wipes Out Tenn. Homes

A 500 million gallon spill of potentially toxic goop escaped from a Tennessee power plant to destroy the landscape, wreck 15 homes and contaminate local rivers, reports CNN. The sludgy residue of coal burning busted through the walls of a containing pond. Up to 400 acres have been coated in the oozing waste, and authorities believe a cleanup will take at least a month.
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