Mom home from surgery Wednesday night, and no water to use by Thursday night! Definitely a bit of a mess.

While I don't think the chemical is super toxic, my nephew did forget and wash his hands in tap water after the warning went out, and his hands began quickly red and mildly irritated.

Restaurants are closed down. National Guard is bringing in water. At least toilets can be flushed.

Imagining what it is like for hospitals and medical offices in the region.

'Spaw, in fairness, there have been many worse spills and leaks into the atmosphere in the area over the years from the many chemical plants, much more toxic, and I don't think any of them had anything thing to do with the coal industry.


Not minimizing the seriousness and impact of this - 300,000 people and a huge number of businesses are effected. But it easily could have been a spill much more toxic and absolutely unrelated to coal.