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Holes In Tank Likely Factor In West Virginia Chemical Leak
By: Associated Press
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Federal investigators say holes in a storage tank floor likely allowed chemicals to seep out and contaminate West Virginia's biggest drinking water supply in January.
They found a similar hole in the floor of another Freedom Industries tank that held the spilled chemical.
The Chemical Safety Board says corrosion from water pooling inside the leaky tank likely caused the holes. Holes in the tank's roof likely let corrosion-inducing water into the tank.
The board provided the update on its ongoing Freedom investigation Wednesday in Charleston.
The board said it couldn't find records of tank inspections before the January spill. It is unclear how often or rigorously inspections occurred.
The spill spurred a tap-water ban for 300,000 people for days.