A state of emergency was declared in the greater Toledo area, where residents were told not to drink or boil tap water. The tainted water may affect up to half a million people.
The city of Toledo, Ohio, ordered its residents not to drink tap water on Saturday and declared a state of emergency after toxins were found in samples taken from a treatment plant, the Toledo Blade reports.
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The drinking ban could affect up to half a million people in the greater Toledo area, which includes several suburbs that extend to southeastern Michigan.
The Associated Press reports that city residents were forming long lines to buy bottled water, with several stores running out of supplies just hours after the advisory was issued.
The announcement was first made on the city's Facebook page.
Meanwhile, Ohio Governor John Kasich declared a state of emergency in response to the crisis, according to the AP. The declaration will allow the state to send water supplies to Toledo.
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