North Carolina firefighters remove masses of dead fish from I-40 after Florence flood recedes

The Penderlea Fire Department in North Carolina was tasked with cleaning up fish that became stranded on I-40 when floodwaters from Hurricane Florence receded.

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. -- 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.
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The Penderlea County Fire Department said the cleanup effort took place near Wallace, North Carolina.
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NC firefighters remove masses of dead fish from highway after Florence flood recedes