The move — which prompted evacuations in Ohio and Pennsylvania — was directed to prevent a catastrophic explosion that could send shrapnel flying as far as a mile after Friday’s train derailment.
Residents living in the 1-by-2-mile area surrounding the derailment site in East Palestine — a town of nearly 5,000 people on Ohio’s eastern edge — were told to evacuate or face arrest. Exposure to the released substances could cause skin burns, lung damage or death, officials said. Law enforcement worked to clear the area ahead of the controlled release, but most people had already left, DeWine said.
On Tuesday, a loud boom was heard shortly before a column of dark smoke rose into the air from the raging fire below, according to. The plume was thick enough to be caught by the satellite of the National Weather Service Cleveland. We can see the plume on satellite imagery from the control release happening in East Palestine, Ohio associated with the train derailment.
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