Residents concerned for safety after Ohio train derailment chemical release

Residents concerned for safety after East Palestine train derailment chemical release

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[beccadeen]

YouTube stop taking down my post. If you live in Pennsylvania you should be concerned and worried about this train derailment. East Palestine Ohio is on the Pennsylvania Ohio border. The derailment happened a quarter-mile from the state line. This could have catastrophic outcome for Pennsylvania. God bless.

[zaddy]

Lip service all the way around. I don't live there but there's no way I'd believe that that area is safe. Maybe get your water tested by an independent lab or two or three.

[theta]

This is American Chernobyl
And they are covering it up.

[necrosbillsibub]

45 sec clip about this, surrounded by 5 min videos about aliens… what a joke

[thoughtthinker]

They need to show the chemical smoke and vapor plum of pollutants on a map.

This way there is a map of danger zones people know to be cautious of and in.

This kind of map should be easy and fast to produce by using weather data.

This is the kind of transparency that would be the most helpful.
And the sooner it's available for use by everyone the better.

5 years from now is un-expectible.

IT'S NEEDED NOW..

Don't except any lies it can't be done.

This will help point blame where it belongs.

It will also help possibly a million people from still getting harmed or getting harmed even more.

This is the 21st century.

Technology needs to be used now. Early while it's the most important.

THIS IS A MATTER THAT EFFECTS EVERY AMERICAN.

NEXT TIME THIS MAY BE IN YOUR BACK YARD, STATE OR TOWN.

DON'T LET BIG BUSINESS GET AWAY WITH THIS.

AMERICA IS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE, THE CITIZENS AND NOT CORPORATIONS.

FIGHT NOW FOR THE TRUTH AND THE MAPS THAT WILL SHOW EXACTLY WHERE THE WORST PROBLEMS ARE.

EVERY AMERICAN CITIZEN DESERVES THIS INFORMATION NOW...

[denverscott]

Everything's fine, your government loves you and you can absolutely rest your head at night knowing how completely safe and secure you are ...
😑

[STRTJESSUS]

Since when did the government care about the water

[toneco]

Chernoybol 2.0 ... did you report on all the dead livestock and pets in the area?

[craigmeyers]

Nothing like watching all your pets and livestock die off in front of your eyes. Dogs. Cats, goats, cows, chickens, etc... have been and are dieing.

[jiaren]

As a Canadian, I feel sorry that we are neighbors of Americans. The other days the news said NYC is paying for migrants' bus tickets let them crossing into Canada.

[brightchange]

WHERE IS FEMA and the FDA?? Why the media silence? ... stupid question.

[e.t.english]

We all in Ohio should be freaking scared come on it's already killing 4k fish!!!

[pkghalm]

I bet this would be handled a lot differently if it happened in a democrat area.

[rickywhisenhunt]

They only talk about testing water and air quality. What about soil samples, roof tops, home HVAC systems and filters, all surfaces like streets/sidewalks, indoor countertops, carpet, flooring, curtains, windows, walls? This type of chemical smoke would be on everything including trees, plants, grass, power lines, light poles, trash cans and every surface you can think of. HVAC systems would have pulled this chemical smoke into every ventilation system(it's still winter and heat would be on). Filters would not be able to catch all of the chemical smoke and likely all HVAC is dirty with this contamination.

[elroythegreat]

No worries Pothole Pete has got this. He is gathering a diverse group of experts.

[livelife]

Very little news out there about this.thats crazy

[yaash]

They burn stuff like this everyday to get down the street a few miles but this has them concerned lol.

[joeannbriscoe]

They won't tell the truth about it

[EdwardM]

There were three other derailments around the country yesterday or today, I'm not sure if chemicals were spilt in an of those cases. But absolutely get water samples and health checks done, because I'm sure sooner or later this place we be a Super Fund site. railroads are some of the worst places to live next to. The government has a whole list of super fund sites listed, if you own a home or are looking to buy be sure to check that list first. Don't swim in any river in the US, or swim near the mouth of rivers either try to be at least 20-30 miles away.

[TheManWithTheFace]

Resident who will have cancer soon concerned as the government covers it up