Workers at Freedom Industries continue through the night to empty storage tanks of chemicals into tanker trucks at it’s plant in Charleston, Va., Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. A chemical spill at the company has deprived 300,000 West Virginians of clean tap water for four days.By JONATHAN MATTISE
Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The ban on tap water for parts of West Virginia was lifted today, ending a crisis for some of the 300,000 people who were told not to drink, wash or cook with water after a chemical spill tainted the water supply.
Gov. Earl Tomblin made the announcement at a news conference, five days after people were told to use the water only to flush their toilets.
“The numbers we have today look good and we are finally at a point where the ‘do not use order’ has been lifted,” he said.