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March 28, 2006

Afternoon press conference follows water emergency

PROVIDENCE -- State health officials will hold a 4 p.m. press conference today to discuss new developments regarding possible tap water contamination in Blackstone, Mass., that has left 44 North Smithfield households and more than 8,800 Blackstone residents without access to tap water.

Health officials have hand-delivered warnings to residents urging them not to drink, bathe in, or even touch their tap water. Blackstone police learned that a 1.3 million-gallon water tank at the town water department was tampered with last night. And they found an empty 5-gallon bucket at the scene.

The press conference will be held in the auditorium of the Cannon Building, 3 Capitol Hill, Providence.

Massachusetts officials are testing the water to determine if there is any contamination. There have been no reports of health problems related to the water supply.

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