From AP via Seattlepi.com:
Sulfuric acid leaked into the water supply from a chemical factory in central China, poisoning at least 26 villagers, authorities said Thursday. An underground pipe broke at the factory – part of the Xiaoping coal mine complex in Banqiao town in Hunan province ‘s Chenxi county – causing the chemical leak into groundwater supplies, said Yang Changyou of the Chenxi information office.
“There are 26 people seriously poisoned and hospitalized, and more than 200 villagers are receiving free medical checkups, but no one died in the accident,” Yang said. The government was providing free bottled water and water from four fire engines, he said, adding that authorities were trying to track and contain the leak.
