Columbia bar requires hours of cleanup after fake snow party

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- The city of Columbia is looking to potentially fine a downtown bar after city workers spent hours cleaning up a mess created by a party that required lots of fake snow.

The Columbia Missourian reports that the city is tracking the hours that workers spent cleaning as well as working with the police to determine the potential fines for My House Nightclub & Sports Bar.

Community Relations Director Steven Sapp says that the bar was stuffed with fake snow for its "Xmas at the Beach" party on Saturday night. He says that by Monday morning, the fake snow was in the streets, sidewalks, alleys and storm drains.

My House general manager Adam Lowe says the product is a biodegradable, water-soluble cornstarch meant to dissolve with no harmful effects.