An Ohio resident appeared visibly frustrated Wednesday night during an outburst at a town hall meant to answer questions about the Feb. 3 toxic train derailment.
A large plume of smoke rises over East Palestine, Ohio, after a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern trains Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. About 50 cars, including 10 carrying hazardous materials, derailed in a fiery crash. Federal investigators say a mechanical issue with a rail car axle caused the derailment.
Officials conducted a controlled release of chemicals in the days after the derailment because of the major risk of a major explosion which forced residents to evacuate. An Ohio resident visibly frustrated with the response to the East Palestine toxic train derailment on Feb. 3 told city officials at a scheduled town hall Wednesday,"This is not why we came here," prompting a change to the meeting's format."When I see something cause death in a living creature, it causes fear," the individual said.
This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio are still on fire at mid-day Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023.East Palestine residents Nathan Izotic and his wife Kelly said on"Tucker Carlson Tonight" that they are experiencing the chemical's impacts first-hand after the"We are seeing them locally and inside of our bodies. What we're experiencing- local fish in our creeks have died….
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