Feds: Holes in tank likely factor in W.Va. leak

Published July 16, 2014 7:51pm ET



Holes in a tank’s floor and roof likely helped cause a January chemical spill that contaminated West Virginia’s biggest drinking water supply for days, federal investigators said.

In a report released Wednesday, the Chemical Safety Board also found that the leaky Freedom Industries tank wasn’t the only shoddy one.

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