Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Drivers in Vermont found themselves in a sticky situation after a maple syrup spill shut down a local highway. Vermont State Police briefly shut down Interstate 91 after a barrel of maple syrup spilled onto the road Monday afternoon. Advertisement "Interstate 91 north at exit 27 in Newport has been closed due to a maple syrup spill," police said. "Fire dept is on-scene working on clean up." No crash was involved in the incident, which saw the barrel containing the sweet and sticky treat fall off the back of a truck while driving on the highway. A portion of the highway was quickly reopened for traffic, as drivers were encouraged to travel slowly as crews cleaned up the area. Read More Thieves steal more than 5,000 gallons of maple syrup in Canada Man uses bare hands to harvest honey from tree British man drives tank through town to local gas station
