City leaders in Philadelphia reiterated Monday that the tap water is safe to use following a chemical spill in Bucks County, but their reassurance has not been enough to quell the concerns of some residents who rushed to the stores to stock up on bottled water.
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"It is safe to drink and use tap water, to cook with it, to brush your teeth, to bathe in it of course, at least until tomorrow at 3:30 p.m., so use your tap water as you normally do," Carroll said. Tap water deemed 'safe' to drink, use in Philadelphia at least through Tuesday afternoon, officials say
"Yesterday it was the crisis ‘don’t drink water!’ then a couple of hours later it’s ‘ok never mind, you ain’t got to buy the water'," Kyrue Walker from South Philadelphia told FOX 29's Chris O'Connell.
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