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Last thursday there were complaints from local residents about a strong licorice smell. three hours after the calls started coming in, state investigators arrived at the scene and discovered that a chemical was leaking from the bottom of a storage tank that riverside facility. the company that owns the storage tank hadn't reported the leak but it was clear something was leaking. that something was a chemical commonly used in processing coal. the faulty store an tank was leaking right into the elk river, which is the main water supply for much of west virginia. the leaking storage tank ended up...

This isn't related to the coal industry. >> it is connected at least per i everly. >> reporter: this chemical that leaked is used in processing coal. coal is a big industry here in this state, elected officials do not like to say bad things about coal. the governor has certainly gone to lengths to try and distance this incident from the coal industry. >> david gutman, thanks so much for joining me this morning. i appreciate it. "newsroom" is back in a moment. fraud could mean lower credit scores... ...and higher interest rates when you apply for a credit card. it's a problem waiting to happen....

Launched by the occupational safety and health administration and the u.s. attorneys office. more on that in a moment. bull west virginia's governor democrat earl ray tomblin went out of his way at a press conference to not blame the incident on the coal industry. >> let me just make it very clear that this was not a coal company incident. this was a chemical company. it's used in processing coal, as i understand it. but obviously it is not a coal company. it was a chemical company that let the breach and the tanks that's holding this particular chemical. >> clethe point is the incident happen...

Water line that needs to be flushed out. that's never been done at one time that i know of and also the filtering system to be put back in proper working order to make sure that people have safe drinking water. >> we're going to find out a lot more about this company and whether or not it abided by the safety regulations it needs to. you're a strong supporter of coal, as are most of the government officials. despite the checkered history when it comes to safety that some of the mining companies have had, this chemical has had in processing coal. what do you expect in terms of accountability. a...