A ton of chocolate spilled out onto the street then quickly set on the cold pavement (Picture: Reuters)Easily the best flood we've ever heard of.
Firefighters in the north west German town of Westoennen have been called out to most likely the sweetest disaster of their careers.
After chocolate from the DreiMeister chocolate factory in the town spilled onto the streets, due to a leaking tank.
Company boss Markus Luckey said the factory would be back in action today.
He added that if the spill had happened closer to Christmas ‘that would have been a catastrophe’.
Firefighters used spades, hot water and torches to remove the chocolate from the road (Picture: Reuters)The chocolated began to flow from it's tank and onto the streets due to a ‘small technical defect,’ where it solidified.
Twenty-five firefighters were required to remove the milky goodness with shovels and hot water.
