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Residents can return after air deemed safe from derailment

Headline from WFMZ Allentown, on the newest of 2 developments

The fire chief in Ohio's small town of East Palestine says Wednesday that evacuated residents can safely return to the area where crews burned toxic chemicals after a train derailed

WFMZ Allentown's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Air near Ohio derailment safe for residents to return home

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

  2. Newest

    Residents can return after air deemed safe from derailment

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

Reports & sources

36 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fox News

    Ohio train derailment: Residents still barred from homes after toxic chemicals released from cars (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, wait to go home after crew members released and burned hazardous chemicals from five rail cars involved in Friday's train derailment.

  2. CBS News

    Residents near the Ohio train derailment can't return home, officials say (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Evacuation orders were issued on Sunday ahead of a possible train car explosion with toxic chemicals, officials said.

  3. Fox10 Phoenix

    Ohio residents kept out as officials monitor air from derailed train wreckage (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday that it’s unclear when evacuated residents will be able to return home to the area where officials released and burned toxic chemicals from the wreckage of the train.

  4. NPR

    Residents evacuated from the Ohio train derailment scene still haven't returned home (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine about the derailment of a freight train carrying hazardous chemicals that forced the evacuation of at least 1,500 residents.

  5. 10TV Columbus

    Residents kept out as air checked near derailed Ohio train (opens 10TV Columbus)

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    10TV Columbus's feed description

    Governor Mike DeWine says it's unclear when evacuated residents might be able to return home.

  6. Latin Times

    People Unable To Go Back To Homes Near Site Of Train Derailment In Ohio (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    People in the Ohio village of East Palestine can't return home after a controlled release Monday of a dangerous chemical from cars that were part of a train derailment.

  7. The Guardian

    Ohio train derailment: residents kept away as air monitored for toxic fumes (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Officials released and burned chemicals from wreckage of derailed train in East Palestine near Pennsylvania border

  8. Kokomo Tribune

    Air near Ohio derailment safe for residents to return home (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    The fire chief in Ohio's small town of East Palestine says Wednesday that evacuated residents can safely return to the area where crews burned toxic chemicals after a train derailed

  9. WFMZ Allentown

    Residents can return after air deemed safe from derailment (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    The fire chief in Ohio's small town of East Palestine says Wednesday that evacuated residents can safely return to the area where crews burned toxic chemicals after a train derailed

  10. 10TV Columbus

    Residents can return after air deemed safe from train derailment in eastern Ohio (opens 10TV Columbus)

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    10TV Columbus's feed description

    Many nearby residents left shortly after the derailment, and others were ordered out before the controlled release of the chemicals.

  11. WMUR

    Residents can return after air deemed safe from Ohio train derailment (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Officials said air and water samples taken Tuesday from the evacuation area show it's now safe, and the evacuation order is lifted.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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