Vandalism is

being blamed for a sewage spill Monday that dumped more than 10,000 gallons

of raw sewage into Camp Creek.

Fulton County

public information official Dwight Townes said the spill occurred at 3:30

p.m. at 4650 Kelden Circle in South Fulton County.

A manhole was

apparently blocked and caused the release of the sewage into a tributary

of Camp Creek.

Fulton officials

rushed to the scene and cleared the blockage. The spill was corrected

within an hour.

Townes said

it's virtually impossible to tell who or what caused the blockage.

"A lot

of times, people dump lawn clippings down a manhole, but public works

officials have not said what the cause was," he said.

Georgia Environmental

Protection Division was notified of the spill and will conduct an investigation

into the impact of the spill.