NATURAL DISASTERS STRIKE
This
year 2014 there was a chemical spill that leaked into the water supply
in Charleston west Virginia it contaminated the water supply January 9
,2014. About 7.500 gallons of chemical called MCHM leaked out of a small
hole in the steel tank . This tank belonged to the freedom industries.
In 1919 a massive explosion spill caused major damage to the Boston
town. The molasses flood was very similar because of the the both caused
problems for the environment.
The first sign of trouble what a strange smell coming from sinks and
showers. MCHM is used in processing coal. West Virginia officials
quickly ordered a water use ban across the affected areas.
The
first sign of the molasses flood of 1919 was the sound of the massive
tank going rat rat tat tat then boom sounds of screws flying everywhere
this flood killed 21 people in Boston on this day. cleaning up this mess
was awfulweeks after the accident you could still smell the molasses
in the air.
In
west Virginia there are underground chemicals storage regulations for
above ground storage are less strict. little is known about the effects
of MCHM on the human body. Many people consider that the federal law on
chemical safety which is 37 years old is dangerously outdated.Bringing
in a huge storage tank filled with molasses was a great danger for the
environment at times people would become nervous for the safety of the
town because of the sounds and creaks the tank would make during the
day.
