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Spill hits China drinking supplyOne dead from chemical spill in Shaanxi province
YOUR E-MAIL ALERTSBEIJING, China (CNN) -- A chemical spill near a reservoir in northwest China's Shaanxi province killed one person, injured a second and polluted a source of drinking water for 100,000 people, China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported Saturday. A tank car loaded with 25 tons of liquid caustic soda slipped off a rain-slick road and fell into the upper reaches of the Xuefeng Reservoir in Hancheng City Friday evening, Duan Xuanmin, director of the Hancheng Environment Protection Bureau, told Xinhua. One person in the car died at the scene and another was seriously burned, Duan said. The local government has built a dam at the site where the car fell, about 5 kilometers (3 miles) from the reservoir -- the source of drinking water for 100,000 local residents. Meanwhile, the government has transported 10 tons of hydrochloric acid to the site in order to neutralize the water, Duan told Xinhua. The government has ordered the local departments of health, environmental protection and water resources to monitor the water hourly, he said. An urgent notice has been issued to residents near the water, telling them not to use it. A spare well was put into use to provide drinking water at intervals, Duan said. 
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