More military families sue over fuel-contaminated drinking water: 'We're just collateral damage'

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More military families sue over fuel-contaminated drinking water: 'We're just collateral damage'
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Navy officials insisted the water on Oahu was safe to drink after two fuel leaks. Now more than 100 people are suing, claiming they have long-lasting illnesses.

stated that the amount of fuel that made it to the water"cannot be calculated, but is assessed to be small." The report further stated the fuel could have made it into the environment through evaporation or several"imperfections" in the concrete tunnel where it spilled.On Nov. 20, 2021, a cart hit a valve on the fire suppression pipeline, cracking the PVC and triggering what Baehr described as an"enormous blast" of fuel.

On Nov. 27, a resident called the JBPHH public works department to report a chemical smell in the water. A day later, the department received 37 calls complaining of a fuel smell in their water. "We are not seeing ongoing active symptoms," Capt. Michael McGinnis said during a March 10 Facebook live update."However, we are very sensitive to that. … We’re looking at that closely to be sure that we’re not missing anything."

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