Officials in western Hungary declared a state of emergency Tuesday after a toxic sludge spill that killed three people and injured 120 others.
The emergency order covers three counties near a metals plant where a reservoir burst Monday, flooding several towns with the waste.
Officials say as much as 700,000 cubic meters of the sludge were spilled at the plant, about 160 kilometers west of Budapest.
The plant makes alumina -- a derivative of the metal ore bauxite that is used to make aluminum.
The waste can be fatal if swallowed.Police are investigating what caused the reservoir to break.
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