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Residents of northeast Ohio urged to evacuate after derailed train threatens explosion
Headline from Delaware Public Media, on the newest of 2 developments
About 50 train cars went off track in East Palestine, Ohio, near the Pennsylvania border on Friday. Some of the cars contained hazardous materials that could cause an explosion or release toxic gases.
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Evacuation order remains in effect at the scene of 50-car train derailment in Ohio
Headline from CBS News ·
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Residents of northeast Ohio urged to evacuate after derailed train threatens explosion
A smoldering fire has persisted in a tangle of dozens of freight cars, some carrying hazardous materials, that derailed in Ohio near the Pennsylvania state line.
A smoldering fire has persisted in a tangle of dozens of freight cars, some carrying hazardous materials, that derailed in Ohio near the Pennsylvania state line. An evacuation order remained
Residents of a small Ohio village are being urged to evacuate their homes as a massive train continues to burn days after its derailment and authorities work to prevent a massive explosion.
Officials monitoring the smoldering, tangled wreckage of a train derailment in northeastern Ohio urgently warned hundreds of nearby residents who had declined to evacuate to do so Sunday night, saying a rail car was at risk of a potential explosion that could launch deadly shrapnel as far as a mile.
About 50 train cars went off track in East Palestine, Ohio, near the Pennsylvania border on Friday. Some of the cars contained hazardous materials that could cause an explosion or release toxic gases.
Officials watching the wreckage of a derailed train in Ohio warned nearby residents to evacuate Sunday night, saying a rail car was at risk of an explosion that could launch deadly shrapnel.
Ohio officials are telling people to evacuate immediately after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed on Friday. Officials fear a major explosion could happen.
Officials monitoring the smoldering, tangled wreckage of a train derailment in Ohio have warned hundreds of nearby residents who had declined to evacuate to do so immediately, citing concerns about a potential explosion.
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Residents near the site of a train derailment that sparked a massive fire in East Palestine, Ohio, were urged to evacuate immediately Sunday night due to the risk of an explosion, authorities said.
Authorities warned Sunday night that a "major explosion" or toxic gas release could happen at the site of a train derailment in northeastern Ohio, ordering anyone within a mile to
By Nouran Salahieh and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN As residents are urged to flee, teams at the site of a burning derailed train in East Palestine, Ohio, are working to prevent a “catastrophic tanker failure” and explosion that could shoot deadly shrapnel up to a mile away, officials said.
