JUNE 11, 2015
HANOVER, PA (AP)
Thousands of fish have been killed in a south-central
Pennsylvania creek following possible contamination from a massive chemical
plant fire.
Officials in Adams and York counties are advising people not
to fish, boat or swim in certain sections of the Conewago Creek until further
notice.
State environmental officials said contaminants were found
in the water following Monday’s fire at Miller Chemical and Fertilizer Plant in
Conewago, Adams County.
Spokesman Eric Levis of the state Fish and Boat Commission
said that dead fish have been seen over a 10- to 15-mile span. He said a
conservation officer is trying to determine how many fish have been killed and
what species are involved.
Miller Chemical manufactures nonhazardous crop protection
and nutritional agrochemicals.