BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The metals company whose broken reservoir killed 10 people as it flooded several Hungarian towns with toxic red sludge has been fined 135.1 billion forints (euro472 million, $647 million) for environmental damages.
A 10-hectare (25-acre) reservoir at the MAL Rt. metals plant collapsed Oct. 4 and released a torrent of some 700,000 cubic meters (184 million gallons) of red sludge, a byproduct of aluminum production, on three towns in western Hungary — Kolontar, Devecser and Somlovasarhely. The highly caustic material also injured more than 150 people, many of whom suffered chemical burns.
Environmental State Secretary Zoltan Illes will hold a news …
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