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A dark pillar of smoke rose above East Palestine, Ohio, in early February, prompting a mandatory evacuation of the village’s residents. A Norfolk Southern train carrying numerous hazardous ...
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources said the chemical spill resulting from the derailment had killed an estimated 3,500 small fish across 7½ miles of streams as of Wednesday.
Officials issue evacuation, shelter-in-place orders By 1 p.m., first responders told dispatchers they needed to block off a portion of U.S. 50 as well as state Route 128. The sheriff's office was ...
Spilled petroleum products entered Knapp's Run, a small creek emptying into the Allegheny River and, eventually, the Ohio River. The product release resulted in extensive ground and water pollution and interrupted the use of the Allegheny River as a water supply for several communities, causing severe water shortages in those areas.
The crash site on February 5 Air monitoring device Workers digging up a creek and filtering the water at the entrance to a park Cleanup of a small creek. Nearly 70 emergency agencies from Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania mobilized in response. [29] East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway declared a state of emergency. [30]
Fish Creek Island is a 48-acre (19-hectare) island on the Ohio River in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. The island is located across the river from Captina , West Virginia, south of Moundsville , and north of the mouth of Fish Creek, from which it takes its name.
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.
On June 12, a mandatory evacuation was issued for the Normandy Drive area of Iowa City. [28] An evacuation of two streets in Coralville was also issued, with the expectations of completing it by 5:00 pm CDT (2200 UTC) on June 12. [29] One person died in the Iowa flooding. [30] A section of Interstate 80 was closed in Cedar County due to ...