Conflicting claims have emerged in an eastern Ohio community as state officials reject claims that chemicals released in a train accident are causing animals to become sick or die.
On Feb. 4, about 50 cars of a Norfolk Southern train derailed near East Palestine, Ohio, according to the Associated Press. About 20 cars carried hazardous substances, officials said.
A mass evacuation was ordered Monday, after officials decided to burn off the vinyl chloride in the cars, which sent phosgene gas, which is toxic, and hydrogen chloride into the air, according to the AP. On Wednesday, two days later, residents who had been evacuated were told they co …