Rhode Island squid spill leaves a slimy mess, shuts down road for hours
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How it spread - 4 original reports
Mon, 17 August 2026
2 reports- wgme.com16:33first to report
A massive spill from a tractor-trailer carrying thousands of pounds of squid caused a roadway to be closed for more than seven hours on Sunday.
- boston.com18:54
A tractor-trailer rollover spilled thousands of pounds of squid onto a roadway in Rhode Island, the Narragansett Police Department said in a release. Shortly before 9:30 a.m., police responded to a reported tractor-trailer rollover on the intersection of Point Judith Road and Galilee Escape Road. The tractor-trailer was turning onto Point Judith Road when the […]
Wed, 19 August 2026
1 report- The Guardian World13:19
Sunday incident created ‘significant traffic disruptions’ and a foul odor as crews worked to clear cephalopod remains More than 20 tons of squid spilled on to a Rhode Island highway during a traffic accident, creating hours of delays for motorists and a foul stench as crews worked in baking sunshine to scrape up the remains of the fast-decaying cephalopods. The incident occurred Sunday morning in Narragansett when the driver of a tractor-trailer transporting the squid failed to make a turn, and...
Thu, 20 August 2026
1 report- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)13:48
Di solito, il traffico dell’ora di punta e i cantieri estivi sono i peggiori incubi di ogni automobilista. Ma a Narragansett, Rhode Island (New England, Stati Uniti), chi era alla guida della propria auto si è trovato ad attraversare un incrocio sommerso da venti tonnellate di molluschi. Un camion carico di seppie, calamari e totani […] L'articolo “Un odore nauseabondo, è lo Squidpocalypse”: venti tonnellate di calamari riversate in strada dopo il ribaltamento di un camion proviene da Il Fatto...