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A small town in eastern Ohio has been rocked by a train derailment that spilled a number of hazardous chemicals into the air and ground, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate and sparking ...
The leak was likely caused by the chemical’s additive stabilizers, or substances used to maintain a material's physical and chemical properties, becoming "ineffective," said Mike Miller, a ...
All we know about affected areas and a cancer-causing chemical. 06:30, Stuti Mishra. More than a week after the Ohio train derailment, information is still trickling out about what exactly ...
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources stated the chemical spill killed an estimated 3,500 small fish across 7.5 mi (12 km) of streams as of February 8. [63] A later estimate put the number of minnows at 38,222, with other species of animals at 5,500, totaling 43,222. [64]
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.
Ohio officials worry about explosion threat after chemical leak prompts evacuations Quinlan Bentley, Erin Couch and Bebe Hodges, USA TODAY NETWORK September 25, 2024 at 2:12 AM
Carrying a chemical used to make rat poison, fireworks and luminescent coatings, one tank car caught fire. This resulted in emission of an estimated 1,000 foot (300 m) high cloud of phosphorus. A subsequent incident caused the largest train accident-triggered evacuation at the time in the United States.