OLENTANGY RIVER WAS POLLUTED JUNE 20, 1974, WHEN FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS DESTROYED A PENNWALT CORPORATION CHEMICAL STORAGE BUILDING AND CHEMICALS SPILLED INTO THE RIVER, CAUSING A MAJOR FISH KILL FOR FOUR MILES DOWNRIVER. THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN NEAR WHERE THE STORM DRAIN EMPTIED THE CHEMICALS INTO THE RIVER. EPA AUTHORITIES SUPERVISED THE CLEANUP

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