(La Porte County, IN) - Animal fat spilled from a semi-truck just outside La Porte over the weekend.

It happened Saturday about 8:30 a.m. at Severs Road and County Road 100 West.

La Porte County Police say the driver explained he picked up a load of animal fat from HRR Enterprises, a beef processing facility on Genesis Drive at the nearby Thomas Rose Industrial Park.

He was transporting the fat to Illinois when a large plastic bag containing the fat popped, allowing the fat to spill from the trailer.

Police said a patrol vehicle blocked the intersection to keep motorists from traveling over the slick substance, which covered about a 50 foot section of the pavement.

The intersection reopened once the mess was cleaned up more than an hour later.