At a Glance

Residents of Tipton, Indiana, were in for a bizarre sight when the Cicero Creek suddenly ran white.An accidental milk spill from the nearby Park 100 Foods plant was found to be the cause.Officials deemed the spill harmless and began cleanup to remove the milk from the water.

Central Indiana residents were gifted the perfect opportunity for some dairy puns Tuesday, when an accidental milk spill turned the Cicero Creek a pasty white.

The spill,from the nearby Park 100 Foods plant, saw into the creek, according to the Kokomo Tribune.

Tipton County Emergency Management Director Chuck Bell said when officials were first alerted of the creek’s bizarre shade they weren’t sure what could be causing the sudden change.

After reachingrepresentatives at Park 100 Foods, Bell then called the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to make sure the spill wasn’t creating a hazardous situation.

Park 100 Foods sits a few hundred feet from the Cicero Creek. (Screenshot via Google Maps)

“As the IDEM rep told us, milk’s not dangerous, it’s just extremely annoying,” Bell said.

While no tears were shed (we think), crews were forced to shut down the State Route 19bypass for thecleanup operation.

Tipton County officials placed bales of hay in the creek at a two points to act as a filter, separating the heavier, sinking milk from the water.

Bell said that even if crews hadn’t filtered the milk from the water it would’ve likely settled onto the creek bed and reappeared only when the flow was disturbed.

“By the time you get a heavy rain, it would just kind of filter back up, and you would get a milky substance for a while and a lot of phone calls,” Bell said.

The Tipton County Communications E-911 Facebook page had to of their update.

“If I gather a bunch of friends with Oreos I bet we would have it cleaned up in no time,” one commenter said.

“Call me when the cookie train derails,” added another.

Cicero Creek, which ironically flows into the White River, was back to its normal hue the next day, Bell told the Associated Press.