East Palestine resident Debbie Foster says the community's 'main concern' surrounds long-term health affects associated with toxic exposure from the train derailment.
" co-host Arthel Neville on Sunday."It's something that they're going to have to do long term. This town is going to need long-term testing. There's a lot of people who don't want to stay, and you really can't blame them. They have young kids. I don't know if I had young kids [whether] I would stay, because this is something that's going to affect us long term. And that would be a main concern for me.
The train derailment with 50 rail cars, 10 of which were carrying vinyl chloride, caused hazardous chemicals to spill onto the ground and sent a plume of smoke into the air.In the chemical spill aftermath, residents living within a one-mile radius were evacuated and many have reported health symptoms like sore throats, headaches and other respiratory issues.
After Norfolk Southern Railway's toxic train derailment, Ohio resident Debbie Foster said the company must be committed to cleaning up the mess for the"long term" on"Fox News Live" Sunday, February 19, 2023.saying that it hears the residents of East Palestine and that work was underway to clean up and coordinate with federal, state and local agencies. It did not attend last week's public town hall meeting, reportedly due to concerns about the safety of its employees.
In an updated statement on Friday, Norfolk Southern said it was committed to paying for associated costs.
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