Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said a team of experts planned to release a chemical from five tanker cars simultaneously on Monday afternoon in order to prevent a potentially catastrophic explosion following a train derailment Friday
Officials ordered an evacuation near the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, after the crash caused a chemical fire. Authorities said there were no elevated health risks being recorded so far. Photo: Gene J. Puskar/Associated PressOhio Gov.
Mike DeWine said a team of experts planned to release a chemical from five tanker cars simultaneously on Monday afternoon in order to prevent a potentially catastrophic explosion followingMr. DeWine said officials were maintaining a mandatory evacuation for residents within in a one-mile radius of East Palestine, an Ohio village of nearly 5,000 people, after 50 cars of a Norfolk Southern Corp. train derailed Friday at about 9 p.m.
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