News Station Hunts Water on Twitter After City’s Supply Declared Unsafe
Toledo, Ohio’s water was declared unsafe to drink Saturday morning after tests found dangerous levels of microcystin in the city’s water supply. A state of emergency was announced, with all restaurants and grocers advised by the health department to close.
So where do you get drinking water if you’re a Toledo resident? Toledo News Now sprung into action with the #EmptyGlassCity hashtag, tweeting and retweeting stores and facilities that have safe bottled water until more supplies are reroute to the afflicted areas — as well as opportunists selling cases of water for emergency-inflated prices:
Elmore, Ohio Fire Dept will have a water station frm 12p-6p today. Bring your own containers #waterwarning
— OttawaCounty ARES (@OttawaCoARES) August 2, 2014
Wal-Mart in Oregon is restocking, with a 3 case limit
— Toledo News Now (@ToledoNewsNow) August 2, 2014
The Valero on Douglas and Monroe has water. $10 for a case. Insane. @ToledoNewsNow pic.twitter.com/ByPB2s7c8t
— Bunny (@_TheBunny_) August 2, 2014
In the next hour and a half all home depot locations will be getting more shipments of water from Ann Arbor.
— Toledo News Now (@ToledoNewsNow) August 2, 2014
.@ToledoNewsNow save a lot on Monroe/Detroit just restocked with cases of bottled water. Limit 5/customer
— ortiz (@__dso) August 2, 2014
@Toledocom @toledotalk Aldi, Perrysburg, has a lot of water. pic.twitter.com/tAZvaa6uW4
— Julie Humbarger (@JulieHumbarger) August 2, 2014
Riverplace plaza – man in Perrysburg currently giving out water.
— Toledo News Now (@ToledoNewsNow) August 2, 2014
[h/t Michelene Maynard]
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