A North Carolina fire department was tasked with cleaning masses of dead fish off a major interstate of over the weekend.The fish were stranded on Interstate 40 after floodwaters from Hurricane Florence receded.The Penderlea County Fire Department said the cleanup effort took place near Wallace, North Carolina. “Well, we can add 'washing fish off of the interstate' to the long list of interesting things firefighters get to experience!’’ the Penderlea Fire Department posted on its Facebook page, along with video and photos of the dead fish on the road and a crew using power-washing equipment. “Hurricane Florence caused massive flooding in our area and allowed the fish to travel far from their natural habitat, stranding them on the interstate when waters receded.”

When the firefighters arrived, they couldn’t quite tell what was shimmering on the asphalt, Hardison said.
Firefighters remove dead fish from Interstate 40 in Pender County, North Carolina as water from Hurricane Florence recedes.