The Ohio National Guard and law enforcement officials blocked off roads Monday into East Palestine, Ohio, as hundreds of residents were warned of a possible major explosion from a derailed train’s wreckage near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border.
While around 500 people in the area refused to leave their homes by Sunday, officials said Monday that most, if not all, residents had left. Authorities continued knocking on doors Monday to ensure people were gone.
Referencing an evacuation map, DeWine had a stern warning: "If you're in that red zone, you're likely a very possible death, and if you're in the yellow zone, certainly severe, long term injuries."About 50 Norfolk Southern train cars carrying products ranging from wheat and malt liquor to hazardous materials derailed Friday night in a fiery crash near the Pennsylvania state line.
While investigators have identified the exact “point of derailment,” the NTSB was still working to figure out which rail car experienced the axle issue, according to Graham. A preliminary investigative report was expected within the next month.Of the train’s more than 100 cars, Norfolk Southern said 20 were classified as carrying hazardous materials – defined as cargo that could pose any kind of danger “including flammables, combustibles or environmental risks.
Vinyl chloride is used to make the polyvinyl chloride hard plastic resin in a variety of plastic products and is associated with increased risk of liver cancer and other cancers, according to the federal government’s National Cancer Institute. Officials stressed Saturday that they had not confirmed any vinyl chloride release other than from pressure-release devices that were operating as designed.
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