Ohio City Restaurants, Closed by Spill, Reopen
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FREMONT, Ohio — Four days after a ruptured pipeline spilled a toxic chemical into the city’s water supply, restaurants were allowed to reopen Sunday morning.
Local industries were expected to resume operations Sunday night, Mayor Fred Singer said.
An estimated 100,000 gallons of toluene leaked Wednesday from a ruptured Sun Refining & Marketing Co. pipeline near Tiffin in northern Ohio, causing 5,000 evacuations and polluting the Sandusky River, which supplies water for the city of Fremont.
Singer declared a water emergency, ordering schools and businesses to close.
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