A chemical spill near Philadelphia has area residents on high alert as officials recommend that they use bottled water 'out of an abundance of caution.'
. "It's your typical acrylic paint you have in your house, that's what really this material is, in a water base."
As testing on the city's water continues, officials said that besides finding no contaminants in the water, the health risks are "very low if present at all."STOOCK PHOTO/Getty Images "Our best information is that people who ingest water will not suffer any near-term symptoms or acute medical conditions," Philadelphia officials said." We foresee no reason to seek medical attention related to this event."
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