CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Schools and restaurants closed, grocery stores sold out of bottled water, and state legislators who had just started their session canceled the day's business after a chemical spill in the Elk River in Charleston shut down much of the city and surrounding counties even as the cause and extent of the incident remained
Chemical Spill Shuts Down Much Of W.Va. Capital
The chemical, a foaming agent used in the coal preparation process, leaked from a tank at Freedom Industries, overran a containment area.