U.S. Ohio derailment leads to long-term environmental, health, legal concerns
STORY: U.S. Ohio derailment leads to long-term environmental, health, legal concerns
DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:16
LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S.
CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENTERTAINMENT
SHOTLIST:
1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent
STORYLINE:
STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent
"Local residents feared for their health and concerns have mounted about the environmental effect, after about 50 Norfolk Southern train cars, including at least 10 carrying hazardous materials, derailed on Feb. 3 in the Ohio village of East Palestine.
No one was injured in the derailment that investigators said was caused by a broken axle. Fearful of a major explosion, the authorities have carved out an evacuation zone and carried out a controlled release of toxic fumes to neutralize burning cargo.
'Plumes of smoke, questions about dead animals, worries about the drinking water. A train derailment in Ohio and subsequent burning of some of the hazardous chemicals has people asking: How worried should they
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