CW - East Palestine air quality study - index
An aerial photo taken on 19 February 2023 and made with a drone shows workmen with destroyed rail cars as cleanup continues in the aftermath of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, USA. The train derailed on 3 February prompting evacuation orders for many of the residents of the town of about 5,000 people as official attempted to burn off vinyl chloride, butyl acrylate, and other hazardous chemicals.
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