Firefighters wash dead fish off I-40 after floodwaters recede

PENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Hurricane Florence brought life-threatening flash flooding to the region along with historic river flooding.

As the water receded along a stretch of Interstate 40 in Pender County over the weekend, these firefighters added “washing fish off the interstate” to their long list of duties.

Penderlea Fire Department posted video to their Facebook Saturday and has nearly 950,000 views as of Monday morning.