13 January 2014 (17:32 UTC-07 Tango 12 January 2013)/11 Rabi ‘al-Awwal 1435/23 Dey 1392/13 Gui-Chou (12th month) 4711

At least 7500 U.S. gallons of toxic chemicals, mainly 4-methylcyclohexane methanol, has shutdown the Elk River water supply for 300-thousand+ people in West Virginia.

The chemicals (aka Crude MGHM) are used in coal mining.  The West Virginia National Guard has been tasked with supplying clean water to the residents of at least nine counties.  FEMA is also involved.

The National Guard has also been testing river water every hour.

From day one of the incident Freedom Industries and West Virginia American Water Company has been secretive about what exactly was spilled, and by how much.

The Charleston Gazette discovered that state officials knew at least one year before the incident that Freedom Industries was storing the chemicals near the Elk River.  The U.S. coal industry has been in crash mode, closing down several mines and laying off thousands of employees in the past couple of years.  They had to have somewhere to store their chemicals.

People have been complaining of headaches and skin rashes.  Officials claim the chemicals evaporate quickly.  Officials say if you smell the chemical get to fresh air, but wait, many air fresheners that so many people seem to like are made using the cyclohexane component of 4-methylcyclohexane methanol!