A smoldering tangle of dozens of derailed freight cars, some carrying hazardous materials, has kept an evacuation order in effect in Ohio near the Pennsylvania state line as environmental authorities warily watch air quality monitors.
at about 9 p.m. Friday as a train was carrying a variety of products from Madison, Illinois, to Conway, Pennsylvania, rail operator Norfolk Southern said. No injuries to crew, residents or first responders have been reported.
According to the NTSB, crew members received an alarm shortly before the derailment indicating a mechanical issue and an emergency brake application was initiated. Mayor Trent Conaway, who declared a state of emergency in the village, said one person was arrested for going around barricades right up to the crash during the night. He warned that more arrests would follow if people did not to stay away.
Sheriffs went door-to-door Sunday to count residents remaining and urge people within the evacuation area to leave."We are asking residents to please evacuate and cooperate," officials said in a statement. Schools and village offices will be closed Monday and officials would determine that afternoon whether the school closure would be extended.
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