Thousands of dead fish in Missouri town under investigation after nearby battery plant fire

Thousands of dead fish in Missouri town under investigation after nearby battery plant fire

Source: ksdk

11/1/2024

"Thousands" of fish carcasses have washed up in Fredericktown, Missouri, downstream of a large lithium battery plant that caught fire, multiple residents told 5 On Your Side Friday.

The fire happened Wednesday at Critical Mineral Recovery, a battery recycling facility near the community. Multiple homes within a mile of the facility were evacuated due to pollution and health concerns. Residents were allowed back in their homes on Thursday.

5 On Your Side crews visited Village Creek on Friday after the fish kill reports. A white substance that resembled foam was floating on the water's surface in numerous areas.

Village Creek

Continue...

News Id		Source	Stamp	country
251	Еще одно чудо на рыбалке	ohotniki	2024-08-16	RU
252	Frankenfish or frankly misunderstood	lehighvalleylive	2024-08-09	US
253	12-year-old girl nets top Md. fishing award	washingtonpost	2024-08-05	US
254	We struggle a lot: Cormorants continue to wreak havoc on Lake Ontario	wwnytv	2024-08-08	CA
255	SIU researchers hoping to curb cannibalism among large-mouth bass	kfvs12	2024-08-09	US
256	Invasive fish – neon and zebra-striped – caught for first time in Texas	star-telegram	2024-08-11	US
257	Mass aquatic manslaughter: The day Pink Floyd killed thousands of fish	farout magazine	2024-08-04	UK
258	Mexican fishing industry rep killed after denouncing illegal fishing	mongabay	2024-08-05	MX
259	Doomsday fish found dead in California	Fox News	2024-08-17	US
260	Poles Down for more fish	echopress	2024-08-16	US
261	Babine River closed to recreational fishing to protect salmon	burnslakelakesdistrictnews	2024-08-16	CA
262	Newfoundland fishing union accuses Royal Greenland of operating in bad faith in inshore fishery	seafoodsource	2024-08-15	CA
263	Enhancing Atlantic salmons resistance to sea lice	the fish site	2024-08-16	UK
264	Breaking new ground in Sri Lankas aquaculture sector	thefishsite	2024-08-12	LK
265	Biden commits $240M for hatchery fish amid decline of Pacific NWs wild salmon	The Seattle Times	2024-07-27	US
266	Photographer disgusted by sad find at infamous Aussie fishing spot	yahoo	2024-05-22	AU
267	Quebec introduces salmon fishing restrictions amid decline in migration to rivers	CBC News	2024-07-31	CA
268	Ocean ranching has led to a pink-salmon boom	nature	2024-07-31	CA
269	PFAS found in nearly all fish tested from four northern Illinois rivers	phys	2024-07-31	US
270	England footballer Phil Foden enjoys fishing in Oxfordshire	thisisoxfordshire	2024-08-03	UK
271	Fish eyes work differently than human eyes	spokesman	2024-07-29	US
272	One idea to curb the invasive Asian carp	michigan advance	2024-08-01	US
273	Erie angler catches unicorn species for Lake Erie	go erie	2024-08-01	US
274	Worlds first intelligent robotic whale shark developed in China	interestingengineering	2024-08-06	CN
275	Rescued trout are trapped in Upper Arroyo Seco.	la times	2024-07-31	US