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Falling Feces Hits Homes in Central Utah Monday, February 21, 2000
BY KEVIN CANTERA THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Feces rained from the Utah skies again on Sunday, this time in Sevier County, where two Salina homes and two cars were splattered. Police believe it originated from a jetliner headed north. The incident in the central Utah town of about 1,900 follows at least three similar occurrences in the Salt Lake Valley in spring 1999, when homeowners blamed aircraft for dumping human waste on residences in Taylorsville and Riverton. Officials from the Federal Aviation Administration never confirmed that the goo originated from commercial airliners, but witnesses said the mess was too big to have originated from small private planes. The latest shower of muck hit homes on 700 North in Salina, just blocks from North Sevier High School, sometime around 4 p.m. "My wife looked out the window and thought a bird had hit us," said George Stewart, whose house at 150 W. 700 North was peppered. "I went outside and there was no way it was even a flock of birds. The sight was atrocious . . . I have no doubt it was an airliner." Because the incident occurred out of their jurisdiction, crews from the Hazardous Materials Division of the Department of Public safety were unavailable to respond, said Bill Pierce, chief of Salina police. Instead, firefighters from the Salina Fire Department simply sprayed the houses down with their hoses. "It was not pleasant. I wouldn't have wanted that all over my house," said Salina police Officer Spencer Snow. "There were poop splotches all over both houses." Airborne feces pose a serious threat to public health. If the material is human waste(cont)
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