An accident at a distillery in the small Portuguese town of Sao Lorenco de Bairro, resulted into a river of red wine flowing through the streets of town, reported the New York Post. The incident took place when barrels carrying 600,000 gallons of liquor unexpectedly collapsed. A video of the incident also started making the rounds on the internet soon after the incident happened.

The viral clip shows red liquid running down a steep hill in the little town of So Lorenco de Bairro on Sunday. According to the New York Post, the small town has a population of 2,000 people. The leak was so large that the wine that spilled might have filled an Olympic-sized swimming pool, causing an environmental alert.

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Officials acted quickly, seeking to stop the wine before it transformed the Certima River into wine. The Anadia Fire Department shut off the flood and moved it away from the river, where it ran into a nearby field, New York Post reported citing the local media.

The firefighters said that the wine flooded a basement at a residence near the distillery as well.

(With inputs from ANI)