People in East Palestine question their safety after the community was exposed to noxious chemicals.
Smoke billows from a derailed cargo train carrying dangerous chemicals in East Palestine, OhioAnxious residents are still demanding answers 12 days after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in the small Ohio town of East Palestine.
"If you ever burn plastic in your backyard, and [get] that black smoke? That was it," he said. "It was black, just black. You could tell it was a chemical smell. Burning your eyes. It could get really bad if you were downwind."Days later, a toxic pillar of smoke towered over the town, as officials burned off a dangerous chemical known as vinyl chloride before it could explode.
Officials have provided some details about the Norfolk Southern train that derailed on 3 February on its way to Pennsylvania. Vinyl chloride is also a known carcinogen. Acute exposure to the chemical is linked to dizziness, drowsiness and headaches, whereas prolonged exposure can cause liver damage and a rare form of liver cancer.
"For us, when they said it was all clear, we decided it was OK to come back," said East Palestine resident John Myers, who lives with his family in a house near the derailment site.
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