Authorities have started to release toxic chemicals into the air from the five derailed tanker cars that had been in danger of exploding near the Ohio-Pennsylvania state line. Earlier, evacuations were ordered for the area.
Flames and black smoke billowed high into the sky from the derailment site late in the afternoon, about an hour after authorities said the controlled release would begin. The Ohio Emergency Management Agency confirmed the release was underway.
“You need to leave, you just need to leave. This is a matter of life and death,” DeWine said at press conference.Officials warned the controlled burn would send phosgene and hydrogen chloride into the air. Phosgene is a highly toxic gas that can cause vomiting and breathing trouble and was used as a weapon in World War I.
“We can’t control where that goes,” said Deutsch, who estimated the release would take from one to three hours. The site is very close to the state line, and the evacuation area extends into a sparsely populated area of Pennsylvania. About half of the 4,800 residents in East Palestine had been warned to leave over the weekend before officials decided on Monday to use the controlled release.Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said the evacuation zone includes about 20 Pennsylvania residences. Pennsylvania State Police went door-to-door to assist the last remaining residents and ensure they leave.
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