Fear, uncertainty and anger are mounting among residents of East Palestine, Ohio, after a train derailment and fire unleashed a glut of toxic chemicals on Feb. 3. At a town hall meeting Wednesday night, residents left with few answers and more anxiety.
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Fear, uncertainty and anger are mounting among residents of this Ohio village after a train derailment and fire unleashed a glut of toxic chemicals on Feb. 3.
Even as residents report nausea, dizziness, headaches and other ailments, a spokesman for Gov. Mike DeWine told The Post on Thursday that no doctors who have seen patients have identified the chemical release as a cause for people’s symptoms. Instead, “there’s usually another explanation for those symptoms,” such as colds and flu, spokesman Dan Tierney said.
“If we say that the water is safe and the air is safe, we believe it, because we’ve tested it and the data shows it.”“I’m going to East Palestine and will get a glass water of water and I’m going to ask him to drink it because I don’t believe it," said Dave Anderson, a farmer in nearby New Galilee, Pa., in response to Regan’s remarks. Anderson, a plaintiff in a class action lawsuit against Norfolk Southern, said his cattle have had diarrhea since the disaster.
More federal help was set to come to East Palestine, according to the office of DeWine, who requested assistance in a conversation with White House officials Thursday. That came two days after DeWine said he had not seen a need to request more federal aid; some environmental advocates pushed him to do so.The state is not eligible for assistance from FEMA under federal law because of the nature of the disaster, including a lack of property damage, said Tierney, DeWine’s spokesman.
Residents who have reported various symptoms did not appear to believe they were caused by regular colds. Anderson, the Pennsylvania farmer, said he and his family experienced a burning sensation in the mouth, lips and tongue starting the day after the crash, as well as tongue swelling, runny nose and watery eyes. Some of the symptoms have diminished, but haven’t completely gone away.
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