We know there's a lack of trust,' Regan said. To avert explosion, the railroad conducted a controlled release of the chemicals, which discharged toxic and potentially deadly fumes into the air.įive days after the derailment, evacuated residents were allowed to 'safely return home' the governor's office said, adding that there would be ongoing air monitoring in the area.īut one week after the accident the Environment Protection Agency reported that the chemicals involved in the wreck were 'known to have been and continue to be released to the air, surface soils, and surface waters'. Several thousand residents were evacuated as authorities assessed the danger. Of the derailed cars, 11 were carrying hazardous materials, including vinyl chloride, butyl acrylate and other chemicals, the NTSB said. The accident resulted in the derailment of 38 cars, after which 'a fire ensued which damaged an additional 12 cars', the National Transportation Safety Board said. The accident site is along the border between Ohio and Pennsylvania. The Norfolk Southern train with 150 cars was shipping cargo from Madison, Illinois to Conway, Pennsylvania when it derailed on February 3.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced Saturday that FEMA will at last deploy a team to East Palestine Sunday to support cleanup of the train derailment disasterĭeWine had said he would file to ensure that Ohio would receive FEMA support should they become eligible.
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