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Company to replace burst tanks

Rotoplastics Barbados will replace the three community tanks which ruptured last week, and investigate the incident that spilled thousands of gallons of the precious liquid in water-scarce communities.

The 1 000-gallon tanks that burst were in Ginger Works, St Joseph and Pot House, St John. The third location was not disclosed.

In a paid advertisement in today’s Midweek Nation (see Page 14), Rotoplastics said it sympathised with Barbados Water Authority (BWA) customers in the affected areas.

“The damage to the tanks does not represent a flaw in the quality of the tanks, and so, we await a comprehensive report explaining the cause of the collapsed tanks,” the company stated. (SAT)

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