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CINCINNATI — A dangerous chemical leak from a railcar threw residents of a small Ohio community into disarray on Tuesday as officials issued shelter-in-place and evacuation orders.. Styrene, a ...
CINCINNATI — A dangerous chemical leak at a railyard near Cincinnati forced nearby schools and residents to evacuate Tuesday as officials warned of a possible threat of an explosion.
The source of the leak is a railcar at U.S. Route 50 and State Route 128, west of Cincinnati, that holds styrene, a toxic and highly flammable chemical. Officials had expressed concern that the ...
WHITEWATER TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — An evacuation order remained in effect Wednesday for residents in an Ohio community as crews continued to work at the scene of a dangerous chemical leak. Styrene, a toxic and flammable chemical that is used to make plastic and rubber, began leaking Tuesday afternoon from a railcar in Whitewater Township, a ...
Last year a train derailment on the opposite side of Ohio in East Palestine, about 300 miles (480 kilometers) northeast of Cincinnati, caused hazardous chemicals to leak and burn for days. The February 2023 derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania state line led to new safety rules and increased scrutiny of the rail industry and federal regulators.
GRANDVIEW, Ohio (AP) — A dangerous chemical leak from a rail car has spurred an evacuation order in an Ohio town. Hamilton County Emergency Management issued the order Tuesday for Grandview. It advised anyone within a half-mile of the area near U.S. Route 50 and the Great Miami River in Grandview, west of Cincinnati, to leave immediately.
Last year a train derailment on the opposite side of Ohio in East Palestine, about 300 miles northeast of Cincinnati, caused hazardous chemicals to leak and burn for days.
[161] [162] A few weeks later, Brockovich traveled to East Palestine, Ohio where she was interviewed by local media, and appeared at one of several high-profile town hall meetings on Friday night, Feb. 24th. [163] At the meeting, Brockovich and an attorney highlighted decades of toxic chemical train derailments. [164]