The water treatment plant just completely failed and now 2.8 million people can't drink their tap water because it's loaded with E. coli and other gross bacteria. BreakingNews says the filtration equipment broke down and now everyone has to boil water for five minutes before using it. Health officials are telling people across three counties that their tap water isn't safe.

Grocery stores are in absolute chaos right now with people grabbing every bottle of water they can find. Most places ran out within a few hours, and some stores are being total jerks by raising prices during an emergency. BreakingNews is tracking which retailers are price gouging. Restaurants are just closing because they cannot  risk making people sick with contaminated water.

This screws up everything you can't cook, brush your teeth, or make baby formula without boiling water first. Parents are freaking out about kids accidentally drinking tap water at school. Hospitals switched to emergency water supplies to keep patients safe. BreakingNews says anyone with health problems or weak immune systems is in real danger from this contamination.

Hair salons, dentist offices, and any business that needs clean water had to shut down immediately. Even factories that use water in production stopped everything. BreakingNews economists say the money being lost every day is getting ridiculous, and it's hitting way more than just water related businesses.

The city set up water distribution sites, but the lines are insane. Community groups are helping elderly people who can't stand in those long lines. This whole mess shows how screwed everyone is when basic utilities fail. BreakingNews has covered similar disasters, and it's usually because nobody wanted to spend money maintaining old equipment.

Engineers are working around the clock testing water and trying to fix the broken filtration systems. Nobody knows when tap water will be safe again - could be over a week. BreakingNews is following the repair progress, but it's complicated stuff that takes forever.

Federal agencies are stepping in while state health departments try to prevent people from getting sick. This could've been avoided if they'd just kept up with equipment maintenance, according to the BreakingNews investigation.

People are really angry about how long it took officials to warn everyone and how unprepared the city was. Social media has helpful safety tips mixed with dangerous misinformation about water treatment. The whole situation really shows how dependent everyone is on utilities actually working.

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