Officials urged residents to flush the water systems in their homes and businesses by letting the tap run for at least 15 minutes and to discard ice trays.
Water distribution will continue until 8 p.m. Friday and until noon on Saturday at one location: 1401 W. Lafayette Ave., Harlem Park Middle/Elementary School.
Jason Mitchell, director of the Baltimore City Department of Public Works, said that the city has ruled out problems with the water treatment plant but that water main breaks, construction and a valve repair in a small section of West Baltimore are “leading candidates” for what might be behind the contamination. Multiple factors could be to blame or the search could be inconclusive, he said.
It’s unclear whether the water contamination has sickened any residents, said Baltimore City Health Commissioner Letitia Dzirasa. Of two cases previously under investigation, symptoms in a minor cleared on their own. The other individual is hospitalized with sickness due to E.coli bacteria, she said, but the case has not been linked to the water.
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