hazardous chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio, say they remain concerned about health risks, and some Canadians living on the northern shore of Lake Erie have also expressed worry.It’s been more than a week since a train carrying hazardous materials derailed in northeastern Ohio, near the Pennsylvania border and across Lake Erie from southern Ontario.
Read more: ‘F— your thoughts and prayers,’ says Michigan lawmaker after university shooting Read next: Part of the Sun breaks free and forms a strange vortex, baffling scientists Approximately 50 Norfolk Southern Railroad freight train cars, some carrying toxic vinyl chloride and other hazardous chemicals, went off the tracks in Columbiana County on the evening of Feb.
3.Residents in and around East Palestine, a small town of about 5,000, were ordered to evacuate. At first, authorities were worried there could be explosions at the site, but eventually they were able to remove the contents of five tanker cars full of vinyl chloride, an extremely combustible substance that is used in plastic production.
Read more: Ohio derailment: Residents angry after train company no-show at town meeting Read next: Exclusive: Widow’s 911 call before James Smith Cree Nation murders reveals prior violence Draining the chemicals into a trench last week, crews then ignited a controlled burn to get rid of it, creating a thick black cloud of smoke that was visible from above.Norfolk Southern Railroad is planning a controlled release of the vinyl chloride at approx.