Plumes of white vapor shot out from a pressure release valve of a rail car, leaking styrene — a toxic chemical — that saturated the area in a pungent odor midday tuesday. Last year a train derailment on the opposite side of ohio in east palestine, about 300 miles northeast of cincinnati, caused hazardous chemicals to leak and burn for days. Residents forced to flee their homes by a styrene leak have questions as they return home and the investigation into what happened gets underway.
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A train car in whitewater township, ohio, was discovered to be leaking styrene, which is used to make plastic and fiberglass and is highly flammable.
A potentially hazardous chemical leak from a railcar prompted officials to issue an evacuation order on tuesday for the residents of grandview, ohio, urging them to immediately evacuate. the.