Wall collapse at Chicago Morton Salt facility sends salt spilling

By Mark Guarino
A partially collapsed wall at the Morton Salt facility gave way to tons of salt being dumped onto parked cars at an adjacent car dealership in Chicago, Illinois, December 30, 2014. No injuries were reported in the incident but several cars were covered in salt. REUTERS/Andrew Nelles (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY)

By Mark Guarino CHICAGO (Reuters) - A wall of the Morton Salt building on Chicago's North Side collapsed on Tuesday afternoon, spilling hundreds of pounds of salt onto cars of an adjacent Acura dealership. The Chicago Fire Department said no injuries were reported. Images on Twitter showed a mountain of salt submerging about eight vehicles that had been awaiting servicing by the dealership, the fire department reported. Denise Lauer, a Morton Salt representative, said the company is working with local authorities to review the cause of the wall collapse. Morton Salt celebrated its 100th anniversary this year. The Chicago facility is for storage and serves the company's entire U.S. market. (Reporting by Mark Guarino; Editing by Sandra Maler)