Editing East Palestine Train Disaster

[[File:Screenshot of Richard Medhurst's Reporting on the East Palestine Chemical Disaster.png|thumb|467x467px|Screenshot of [[Richard Medhurst]]'s reporting on the East Palestine Chemical Disaster<ref name=":0" />]]
On Feb 3, 2023 a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying vinyl chloride derailed and exploded. The debris was then subjected to a controlled burn by emergency crews, which released hydrogen chloride and phosgene into the air.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/11/ohio-train-derailment-wake-up-call Ohio catastrophe is ‘wake-up call’ to dangers of deadly train derailments]</ref><ref name=":0">[https://youtu.be/HDFXHYGF7T0 IN FULL DETAIL: They Won’t Tell You This About Ohio Train Derailment] by [[Richard Medhurst]] on [[YouTube]]</ref>

No one was killed in the actual event itself, but fears about the chemical exposure remains.<ref>[https://rumble.com/v29ksmq-america-is-a-failed-state-run-by-psychopaths-jimmy-dore-weighs-in-on-the-de.html "America is a failed state run by psychopaths" Jimmy Dore Weighs In On The Decline Of The Empire] with [[Jimmy Dore]] on the Kim Iversen show on [[Rumble]]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/Commie_Angel/status/1624790054806728705 "When Chernobyl happened, USSR evacuated the town. Every person was forced to leave. They were given new places to live & healthcare for the rest of their lives. ... In Palestine Ohio, USA ppl are on their own. No hotel vouchers even. Nothing but lies & dead pets, & a scary future..."] by @Commie_Angel on [[Twitter]]</ref>

== External reading ==

* [[wikipedia:2023_Ohio_train_derailment|2023 Ohio train derailment]] on English Wikipedia 

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[[Category:Environmental disasters]]