Media Advisory: EPA, State and Local Officials To Hold Media Briefing on Hammond Gas Leak Today

Category: Emergency Response
Type: News
Source: EPA
Date: Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

10-OPA096

August 18, 2010

Chicago, Ill. - E.P.A. officials, along with Indiana and Hammond officials, will hold a media briefing on the BP underground gas leak near 175th Street and White Oak Ave., Hammond, Ind.

Participants will include E.P.A. Regional Administrator Susan Hedman, Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott Jr. and other officials.

The briefing will take place in Hammond at 1:30 p.m. CT.
Media should park at 175th and Walnut streets and proceed east on 175th to be escorted to the briefing.

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