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East Palestine evacuated residents: 'It's terrifying' as train derailment site worsens

Anyone within a 1-mile radius of the train derailment site in East Palestine, Ohio, is under a mandatory evacuation notice by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine

East Palestine evacuated residents: 'It's terrifying' as train derailment site worsens

Anyone within a 1-mile radius of the train derailment site in East Palestine, Ohio, is under a mandatory evacuation notice by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine

BECAUSE OF THIS TRAIN DERAILMENT, LINDA MURPHY AND HER HUSBAND ARE CLEARING OUT THEIR ANIMALS AHEAD OF THE CONTROLLED RELEASE OF VITAL CHLORIDE. THAT HAPPENED NOT LONG AGO AND ESTABLISHED WITH THIS CONTROLLED BURN THAT THEY’RE GOING TO BE DOING. WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO RELEASE? WHAT’S THAT GOING TO TURN INTO GOVERNORS? WILL PENNSYLVANIA AND OHIO ISSUED EMERGENCY ALERT TO RESIDENTS WITHIN A MILE OF THE WRECKAGE TO EVACUATE. AHEAD OF THE CONTROLLED BURN. MAJOR ROADWAYS IN EAST PALESTINE ARE STILL SHUT DOWN. BUSINESSES IN THE TOWN REMAIN CLOSED. WE TRIED THIS MORNING TO GO BACK INTO TOWN AND WE’RE NOT ALLOWED TO GO. AND NO ONE’S LIVELIHOOD. WHAT THE TOWN ROUGHLY 20 RESIDENCES IN NEIGHBORING DARLINGTON, BEAVER COUNTY, WERE TOLD TO EVACUATE. ADMINISTRATORS IN THE BLACK HAWK SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNOUNCED THAT CLASSES DISMISSED EARLY AND ALL EVENING ACTIVITIES ARE CANCELED. AND MURPHY IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE LONG TERM EFFECTS. A WELL WATER ON OUR PROPERTY, I WAS TOLD, THROUGH A REPRESENTA OF THE EPA THAT THEY DO NOT CONTROL OR OVERSEE THE WELL SAFETY, THAT THAT WOULD BE UP TO THE COUNTY. SO IN THIS CASE IT WOULD BE COLUMBIANA COUNTY. THEY CANNOT CONFIR
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East Palestine evacuated residents: 'It's terrifying' as train derailment site worsens

Anyone within a 1-mile radius of the train derailment site in East Palestine, Ohio, is under a mandatory evacuation notice by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine

A train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, has now forced many families to leave their homes.Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine issued an urgent evacuation notice Sunday night after a "drastic change in temperature" in one of the rail cars. The release states that it could lead to "catastrophic tanker failure," leading to an explosion that could send deadly shrapnel as far as one mile. "I'm a veteran, I've faced a lot of things, but this is for real," said Roger Walker, who has spent the last three nights in the evacuation shelter. "This is a threat to everybody, especially the brave first responders that's dealing with this down there at the site." Marcy Beers grew up in East Palestine. She said she lives just outside of the one-mile radius evacuation zone; however, she can't get in or out of the city. "I stopped inside (the evacuation shelter) to try to get pull-ups for my grandson because we ran out and we couldn't get out of town," said Beers. "They have it blocked completely now that you can't get out of town. It's scary. It's very scary because you have no idea what's going to happen."East Palestine High School is being used as an evacuation shelter for anyone in need. Anyone in need of food or hotels is encouraged to visit the Norfolk Family Assistance Center. The center is providing reimbursement and, in some cases, money for evacuees. The center is located at Abundant Life Fellowship Church, 46469 OH-46, New Waterford, OH 44445.

A train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, has now forced many families to leave their homes.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine issued an urgent evacuation notice Sunday night after a "drastic change in temperature" in one of the rail cars. The release states that it could lead to "catastrophic tanker failure," leading to an explosion that could send deadly shrapnel as far as one mile.

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"I'm a veteran, I've faced a lot of things, but this is for real," said Roger Walker, who has spent the last three nights in the evacuation shelter. "This is a threat to everybody, especially the brave first responders that's dealing with this down there at the site."

Marcy Beers grew up in East Palestine. She said she lives just outside of the one-mile radius evacuation zone; however, she can't get in or out of the city.

"I stopped inside (the evacuation shelter) to try to get pull-ups for my grandson because we ran out and we couldn't get out of town," said Beers. "They have it blocked completely now that you can't get out of town. It's scary. It's very scary because you have no idea what's going to happen."

East Palestine High School is being used as an evacuation shelter for anyone in need.

Anyone in need of food or hotels is encouraged to visit the Norfolk Family Assistance Center. The center is providing reimbursement and, in some cases, money for evacuees. The center is located at Abundant Life Fellowship Church, 46469 OH-46, New Waterford, OH 44445.