Officials say it is safe for Ohio residents to return home after a train derailment in East Palestine caused toxic chemical to spill into the environment, but residents report sick and dying animals.
Former Ohio fire chief and Silverio Caggiano relays the dangers of the Ohio train derailment that exposed area residents and animals to toxic chemicals.into the environment nearly two weeks ago.
East Palestine Fire Chief Keith Drabick said on Feb. 7 that air and water testing showed it was safe for residents to return home. However, some of those who have done so have reported sick and dying animals in the area. "Out of nowhere, he just started coughing really hard, just shut down, and he had liquid diarrhea and just went very fast,"The EPA, Ohio Department of Natural Resources , and other agencies are working with the train company, Norfolk Southern, to monitor the fallout from the accident. In a letter sent on Feb.
The company has continued to coordinate the response with federal and state agencies and pledged more than $1 million to assist impacted families and support first responders in the community. "My house is just across the tracks … and it smells, too. You can’t spend a lot of time here without feeling like crap," he said."And my question is why, if it’s okay if it’s safe, and all these people say it’s safe, if it’s so safe and okay then why does it hurt?"
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