Ohio officials are telling people to evacuate immediately after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed on Friday. Officials fear a major explosion could happen.
Officials inare urging people who have not already evacuated the area to do so now after a train derailed in the state, leading to fears of a potential explosion.
Federal investigators announced earlier on Sunday that a mechanical issue with a rail car axle caused the derailment Friday night near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border.This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk and Southern freight train that derailed Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio. Graham said investigators located the exact"point of derailment." He said information will be included in a preliminary investigative report that will be released in the next month or so.
Environmental protection agency crews were working to remove contaminants from streams and to monitor water quality.
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