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Oops! Did Krispy Kreme doughnuts clog the sewer? Those delicious warm glazed beauties are being blamed for clogging more than just arteries, and Associated Press report details. A Virginia county is like many others and is looking for cash anywhere it can get it and while waiting on those big stimulus bucks they have turned to the courts.

Oops! Krispy Kreme Sewer Dump - Lawsuit

AP reports: "Fairfax County says the company has damaged its sewer system by dumping yeast and grease from a plant in Lorton. Officials filed a lawsuit this month after the company refused to pay a $1.9 million bill for repairs to the system."


The Washington Examiner adds that the lawsuit says the damage was caused by "excessive quantities of highly corrosive wastes, doughnut grease and other pollutants."

It gets worse, according to the lawsuit that was filed the "clogged pipes resulted in raw sewage leaks that shut down the southern Fairfax sewer system."