Blood seeps onto the road from a Louisiana funeral home

Published on: September 16, 2017

Blood and formaldehyde seeped into the street in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The stream came from a storage tank than holds excess embalming fluids and lasted for about 20 minutes after a valve was blocked and started the leak
Blood did not make its way into the city sewer system since it happened on private property

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 23:14 BST, 16 September 2017 | Updated: 23:16 BST, 16 September 2017

Blood and embalming fluid leaked out from a storage tank at Louisiana funeral home on Thursday and drained onto a street.

The horrific sight of a stream of blood mixed with formaldehyde occurred outside Greenoaks Funeral Home in Baton Rouge.

The mixture flowed from the storage tank that keeps excess embalming fluid behind the building. A blockage in a valve caused the leak which lasted for 20 minutes.

The street of blood was caused by a stoppage in a valve connected to the embalming fluid tank behind the funeral home

The street of blood was caused by a stoppage in a valve connected to the embalming fluid tank behind the funeral home

Greenoaks Funeral Home in Baton Rouge reportedly did not have the proper permit with the Department of Environmental Services

Greenoaks Funeral Home in Baton Rouge reportedly did not have the proper permit with the Department of Environmental Services

Officials told KATC the blood did not make its way to the city sewer system since it happened on private property.

The funeral home, which is under new management, did not have a permit with the Department of Environmental Services. It is not clear if there will be repercussions.

Adam Smith with the City of Baton Rouge Department of Environmental Services said the department has been focusing on restaurants lately but is hoping to get the funeral home signed up soon.

The blood has been cleaned up from the street.