Chemical spill in Ohio forces hundreds to evacuate

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Source: NBC News

Hundreds were evacuated from their homes Tuesday night after a chemical spill in a small Ohio city, according to police.

A train derailment at CSX Railroad in Willard, Ohio led to the release of a styrene monomer — “highly flammable” chemical — into the air, said Willard Police Department Detective Jeremy Draper.

About 500 people were ordered to leave their homes after the spill was reported to police at 11:42 p.m. Tuesday night, Draper said.

Willard Police Sgt. Ryan Gillmor said police went “door to door” to urge people to leave their homes. Gillmor said no one had been reported injured, and everyone in the hazardous area had escaped by Wednesday morning.

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[dotymed]

1. At one time

Cincinnati was a very important city for some of America's "greatest" industrialists. They had most every type of industry and the tycoons made vast amounts of money there.
Since then, the infrastructure has not been maintained. The rails mostly came through that city.

I suspect that with our deliberately deteriorating infrastructure, the citizens of Ohio will suffer many more of these tragedies.
If the people had any idea of the poisons stored and passing through their state, they would demand improvements.