The drinking water in Paradise, Calif., where 85 people died last year in the nation’s worst wildfire in a century, is contaminated with the cancer-causing chemical benzene, officials said.
The cancer-causing chemical benzene has been found in the water supply of Paradise, Calif., as a result of the wildfire. in the nation’s worst wildfire in a century, is contaminated with the cancer-causing chemical benzene, officials said.
Melted plastic meters and plastic pipes also may have sent benzene into the system, water officials say. Norman Stein, 84, drives 15 minutes each week to the water distribution center, loads his trunk with bottles and stacks them in his garage.
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