Ohio train derailment latest: FEMA headed to East Palestine; state announces medical clinic for concerned residents

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Weeks after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, FEMA said it will deploy federal resources to the area in the wake of evacuations and amid lingering health concerns.

on main track 1 in East Palestine, Ohio, about 50 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and 21 miles south of Youngstown, Ohio.

Investigators examined the rail car that initiated the derailment and have surveillance video from a home showing “what appears to be a wheel bearing in the final stage of overheat failure moments before the derailment,” the NTSB said Tuesday. Its preliminary report is expected in two weeks. The train was carrying a variety of products from Madison, Illinois, to Conway, Pennsylvania, according to rail operator Norfolk Southern and the National Transportation Safety Board.Vinyl chloride is associated with an increased risk of certain cancers, and officials at the time warned burning it would release two concerning gases — hydrogen chloride and phosgene, the latter of which was used as a weapon in World War I.

Ohio Health Department Director Bruce Vanderhoff cautioned at a news conference Tuesday that residents who were worried about lingering odors or headaches since the derailment should know that those can be triggered by contaminant levels in the air that are well below what’s unsafe. The derailment also highlighted questions about railroad safety, though federal data show accidents involving hazardous materials at this scale are very rare. Trains were rolling past East Palestine again soon after the evacuation order was lifted.Officials in Ohio said Tuesday that toxic chemicals released last week after about 50 cars derailed in a fiery crash have entered the Ohio River.

 

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So, this came after FEMA said they weren’t going to assist Ohio because this wasn’t considered a natural disaster. Good to see they know what they’re doing in the federal government.

Anyone down stream needs a health check too

Blame Trump since he rescinded the safer brake system for trains!!! He should pay!!!!

The Biden admin made a promise to cure cancer and instead hired a diversity pick to oversee the Transportation sector and now thousands of people will likely end up getting some form of severe illness. Woke kills. But that's the point, isn't it?

f**k ✌️

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