Ohio crews release toxic chemicals from derailed train
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 6:35 pm
Ohio crews release toxic chemicals from derailed train
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64540530
Crews are performing a controlled release of toxic chemicals from a derailed train in north-eastern Ohio, hours after ordering residents to evacuate the area or risk death.
Officials are releasing vinyl chloride into the air from five derailed rail cars that are at risk of exploding.
An evacuation order is in place for anyone within a one-mile (1.6km) radius of the site in East Palestine.
Residents forced to evacuate have still not been allowed to return home.
By Monday, parts of the mandatory evacuation zone were extended into Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said the controlled release and burn was going "as planned", during a press conference on Monday evening.
"Thus far, no concerning readings have been detected," Mr Shapiro said speaking about three hours after the procedure began.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64540530
Crews are performing a controlled release of toxic chemicals from a derailed train in north-eastern Ohio, hours after ordering residents to evacuate the area or risk death.
Officials are releasing vinyl chloride into the air from five derailed rail cars that are at risk of exploding.
An evacuation order is in place for anyone within a one-mile (1.6km) radius of the site in East Palestine.
Residents forced to evacuate have still not been allowed to return home.
By Monday, parts of the mandatory evacuation zone were extended into Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said the controlled release and burn was going "as planned", during a press conference on Monday evening.
"Thus far, no concerning readings have been detected," Mr Shapiro said speaking about three hours after the procedure began.