Train Leaks Hazardous Chemicals in Ohio, Forcing Evacuations and Road Closures

Train Leaks Hazardous Chemicals in Ohio, Forcing Evacuations and Road Closures

THE SIGNAL

Evacuations and road closures are in place in an Ohio community just west of  Cincinnati after a railroad car began leaking styrene on Tuesday.
The leak was first spotted Tuesday at about 1 p.m. in a rail yard in Cleves, according to WCPO-TV.
Initially, an order to keep windows closed and avoid going outside was issued, but it was followed by an order to evacuate homes within a half-mile of the incident.

The leak has since stopped, officials said.
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Hamilton County spokesperson Bridget Doherty said about 210 homes were evacuated, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
“We don’t yet know the specifics of how this happened,” Tom Ciuba, a representative of the Central Railroad of Indiana, which owns the yard where the car was leaking, said.

“Right now we’re focused on mitigating t …

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