No timetable for residents to return to their homes in East Palestine.
COLUMBIANA COUNTY, Ohio - Authorities in East Palestine announced at a Tuesday evening press conference that state and federal officials are continuing to monitor the air quality near the site of the crash, and evacuated residents are not allowed to return home yet. Officials said they will reassess the situation as they continue to get more test results.The train carrying vinyl chloride derailed in East Palestine Friday, Feb. 3.
On Monday, Feb. 6, Norfolk-Southern Railroad crews did a controlled explosion of the five railroad cars at risk of explosion. After the explosion, the chemicals were directed in a trench and set on fire. James Justice with the United States Environmental Protection Agency said they have no levels of concern in the air quality outside the evacuation zone and they will be increasing the monitoring within the evacuation area.
Officials with the Ohio EPA continue to take daily samples of the water quality in tributes leading to the Ohio River. Their data will continue to be reviewed.
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