West Virginia School Sends Kids Home Early After Chemical Smell Detected
From Ring of Fire:
A West Virginia elementary school sent kids home early on Monday after teachers noticed a chemical smell in the water. Teachers and school officials reported a licorice smell that is linked to the chemical spilled by Freedom Industries last month, placing West Virginia in a state of emergency.
According to WCHS local news, numerous teachers reported headaches and dizziness on Monday after they noticed a strange smell coming from the water. A “rapid response team” was assembled by the state Department of Education to address the chemical smell at four Kanawha Country schools, the WV Gazette reports. Four schools were inspected, although only Grandview Elementary sent students home early.
The licorice odor is associated with crude MCHM, the chemical that contaminated the Elk River in West Virginia. On January 9, the chemical began leaking from a Freedom Industries facility, entering the Kanawha Valley water system.
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