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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Toledo, Ohio, mayor says employee error caused chemical leak, lifts remaining evacuation orders

Chemical-Release-Ohio - (The Blade)

Officials in northeast Ohio said Friday that a chemical tank leak earlier in the week was caused by a chemical reaction resulting from an employee error and lifted all remaining evacuation orders.

Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz said during a news conference that the venting of the tank that ruptured at MC Tank Terminal on Tuesday was finally completed late Thursday night, allowing a hazmat team to enter the site and test safety levels.

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