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#1 Andy

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Posted 07 June 2012 - 08:22 AM

A community clubbed together to save hundreds of fish from a contaminated lake - by housing them in their bathtubs and paddling pools .
Dozens of villagers battled to save the fish after 5,000 of them were discovered dead in toxic waters on Tuesday.



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'Farm silage' caused fish deaths at Madeley pool.
Agricultural silage polluted a village pool in Staffordshire killing an estimated 100 to 200 fish, the Environment Agency (EA) has said.
The fish were found dead in Madeley, near Newcastle-under-Lyme, on Tuesday morning sparking a large rescue operation of surviving fish.
Tom Thornett, from the agency, said silage must have got in from a stream.
An investigation would look at whether anyone was "culpable" or there was reckless behaviour, he added.


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#2 Colin

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Posted 07 June 2012 - 10:58 PM

Good to see the locals getting involved with the rescue ...... great piece of work by the locals