In a town hall meeting with East Palestine, Ohio residents, Erin Brockovich told residents to keep a journal of health effect they notice following the hazardous train derailment.
Erin Brockovich urged residents in East Palestine, Ohio to documents any health effects they are experiencing following the devastating train derailment that was carrying hazardous chemicals. Some residents this month say they have been diagnosed with bronchitis and other conditions that doctors and nurses suspect are linked to the chemical exposure.
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich speaks to concerned residents as she hosts a town hall at East Palestine High School on February 24, 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio. "I saw the fire come right down the tracks," she told the Cincinnati Enquirer following Brockovich's event on Friday."I've had a sore throat and some tightness in my chest. And I've been wheezing because I have asthma."have on children"Their bodies are forming, their blood cells are forming, their bone marrow is forming" she told the Cincinnati Enquirer."And they're at risk for leukemia.
"People ended up with rashes, nausea, vomiting, bloody nose, eye issues. A lot of coughing, wheezing," he said."We sent a lot of workers to the hospital to get checked out and, sure enough, in most cases, it was a diagnosis of ‘chemical bronchitis.’ They were put on five different kinds of pills, including steroids. Some guys have to use inhalers. It’s pretty bad."
On February 3rd, a Norfolk Southern Railways train carrying toxic chemicals derailed causing an environmental disaster. Thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate after the area was placed under a state of emergency and temporary evacuation orders.who packed into the East Palestine High School gymnasium. The activist warned residents saying"you want to be heard, but you’re going to be told it’s safe; you’re going to be told not to worry," she said.
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