Ohio train derailment: Top questions answered about East Palestine incident

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and state officials provided an update on the East Palestine train derailment at a press conference on Tuesday.

The briefing came nearly a week after an evacuation order was lifted and residents within a mile of the crash were permitted to return to their homes. Residents remain concerned about safety and odors from potentially toxic chemicals like vinyl chloride remain in the air, but Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff says air quality levels remain normal.

[conqueridk]

This is on no headlines, no major media is covering this.

[tA_aT]

All the officials say it's safe....none of which probably live in the area

[romanbrown]

That weather/ spy balloon bullshit is a distraction from THIS

[claytonwatts]

Town Hall cancelled... Norfolk Southern says they feel no need to explain themselves.

No one is testing the air anymore. Stopped Feb 13th.

[HairGlitter]

My question is why try and hide it from mainstream news?

[t-bonesteak]

Thank you for keeping the comments open!

[hephaestus]

"Hey, look! UFOs!!! Everyone look at the UFOs!!! Quit paying attention to this!!" - CNN, MSNBC, Democrats, etc.

[juanio]

The capacity of human beings to fk up their environment is insane.

[nsilveira]

This is not being pushed out to the rest of the country.

[ethanyager]

WHY did the train derail in the first place?

[runningbear]

Alll lies. I wouldn't even go to that meeting just adding fuel to fire. Fish are dead all over the place animals are sick droping dead feel sorry for the peaple down in the valley

[paulsur]

citizens need to demand to move Governor's mansion to E. Palestine.

[MrHennessyROB]

I don’t believe anything they are saying

[b-smooth]

It’s a major problem don’t take this situation lightly

[rustyshackleford]

Do you think this has anything to do with the power grid attacks or the 100s of food processing plants going up in flames?

[coolman]

This was the same NS train that came through my town in Illinois(Centralia) just a day or so before it derailed in East Palestine OH. If I remember correctly, it had the train symbol of MADCON. Madison, IL to Conway, PA.

[APOKOLYPES]

just a class 2 HAZMAT nothing to worry about here...

[arichlifeforme]

How can anyone say there are no health risks? Guess who owns NFS? Don't trust anyone from this company. 😡😣

[robertburton]

The people reporting on it have no hazmat training they are just repeating whatever they are told

[kimobrien.]

This is the direct result of rail boss greed. The train was already on fire as it was heading down the tracks to derailment.