West Virginia water woes continue as tests reveal more contamination
CHARLESTON, W. Va. -- The company responsible for last week's chemical spill just outside Charleston, W.Va., filed for bankruptcy on Friday.
Freedom Industries is facing at least 31 lawsuits because of the accident, which left hundreds of thousands without drinking water.
There are still problems with the
water supply.
"I took a shower after they told me it was a green light," one resident said. "That's what made me mad."
Three hundred thousand residents had been under water restrictions since last Friday when a chemical used to clean coal leaked into the water supply. Residents couldn't shower or cook with it and had to drink bottled water.
Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta warned pregnant women to avoid drinking the water.
"We generally advise that if
chemical exposures can be avoided during pregnancy that women should try to do
that, particularly when we know little about the chemical as we do in this
case," Dr. Vikas Kapil said.
"I'm not cooking with this water, I'm not drinking this water," she said. "As a matter of fact, in here, I've washed the dishes with bottled water, rinsed them off with bottled water."
Several lawsuits have been filed against Freedom Industries. The bankruptcy filing will have an impact on how those lawsuits proceed.