Truro & Colchester Code 1 Coverage. Submitted Photo.

Firefighters in the Truro area has to use their hoses for an unusual reason.

There was a big manure spill on Highway 104 in Debert on Sunday night.

It was so dangerous, RCMP had to shut down the road because cars were sliding all over the place.

The crew from the Onslow Belmont Fire Department put on their oxygen masks and hosed down the highway.

No reports of injuries from the spill.