Ohio Residents Post, Concerning Videos to Social Media , Regarding Toxic Spill.
Ohio Residents Post, Concerning Videos to Social Media , Regarding Toxic Spill.
The 'Los Angeles Times' reports that people living near East Palestine, Ohio, the site of a February 3 derailment, are taking to social media.
The incident has unleashed widespread criticism of the government's response to the disaster, transparency about the issue and potential health and environmental impacts.
The incident has unleashed widespread criticism of the government's response to the disaster, transparency about the issue and potential health and environmental impacts.
A video of a resident's creamer sizzling as it was poured into her coffee has garnered 20 million views on TikTok.
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The video was captioned, , “I don’t think this is normal.”.
According to the resident, who lives near East Palestine where the train derailment spilled a number of hazardous chemicals, the coffee was made with water from the tap.
According to the resident, who lives near East Palestine where the train derailment spilled a number of hazardous chemicals, the coffee was made with water from the tap.
Five of the 50 rail cars that derailed on February 3 carried vinyl chloride, a toxic chemical known to cause rare forms of brain, lung and liver cancers.
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Following the spill, crews performed a controlled burn which released these and other toxic chemicals into the air.
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Chemicals spilled in the derailment also entered local waterways, where the Ohio Department of Natural Resources says 3,500 fish have now died.
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Chemicals spilled in the derailment also entered local waterways, where the Ohio Department of Natural Resources says 3,500 fish have now died.
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However, officials maintain that the water supply has not been contaminated and vinyl chloride has not been detected in local water.
However, officials maintain that the water supply has not been contaminated and vinyl chloride has not been detected in local water.
Both Democratic and Republican senators have called for a congressional investigation into Norfolk Southern, the rail operator.
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Both Democratic and Republican senators have called for a congressional investigation into Norfolk Southern, the rail operator.
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Meanwhile, the GOP has called for Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to resign.
