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W. Va. Company Involved In Chemical Spill Wants Consultants

This Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 photo shows a stretch of the Elk River in Charleston, W.Va. The White House has issued a federal disaster declaration in West Virginia, where a chemical spill that may have contaminated tap... This Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 photo shows a stretch of the Elk River in Charleston, W.Va. The White House has issued a federal disaster declaration in West Virginia, where a chemical spill that may have contaminated tap water has led officials to tell at least 300,000 people not to bathe, brush their teeth or wash their clothes. The West Virginia National Guard planned to distribute bottled drinking water to emergency services agencies in the nine affected counties. About 100,000 water customers, or 300,000 people total, were affected, state officials said. (AP Photo/Tyler Evert) MORE LESS
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February 19, 2014 12:43 p.m.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia company involved in last month’s chemical spill is heading back to bankruptcy court.

Freedom Industries will return to the Robert C. Byrd Federal Courthouse for a 10 a.m. hearing Friday. The company wants to hire experts and environmental consultants to assess the circumstances surrounding its Jan. 9 spill.

Freedom wanted to expedite the hearing before evidence is removed or destroyed because of a state order to dismantle storage tanks in Charleston. Under the Department of Environmental Protection order, Freedom has to start removing tanks by March 15.

The company also is looking to hire more lawyers and a financial adviser.

The spill contaminated the water for 300,000 people for days. After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month, Freedom was approved to borrow up to $4 million.

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