The Trainborne Toxic Event
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The Environmental Crisis in East Palestine, Ohio
Roed: A train carrying hazardous chemicals in some of its 150 freight cars derailed on February 3rd. When the train derailed, a fire in a huge plume of smoke rose over the town, prompting the evacuation of about 1500 residents. On February 5th, crews drained and burned off and unstable toxic chemical cargo from five rail cars of the train. Governor DeWine announced that it was safe for residents to return, though residents pointed out the stench of what smelled like chlorine in the air. The Environmental Protection Agency's Great Lakes Regional Office said it conducted air quality tests in nearly 300 homes in the evacuation zone and detected no vinyl chloride or hydrogen chloride.
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