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Dave Harmon, PW editor
- Aug 19, 2019
- 1 min read

Steel mill apologizes for spill that killed fish, closed beaches at Indiana Dunes NP

A steel company apologized for a spill of cyanide and ammonia that led to a fish kill and prompted the closure of beaches along Lake Michigan.

ArcelorMittal issued a statement Friday night saying it "apologizes and accepts responsibility for the incident from the Burns Harbor facility."

https://www.usnews.com/news/news/articles/2019-08-17/steel-mill-sorry-for-spill-that-killed-fish-closed-beaches

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