A train derailment and resulting large fire in Ohio prompted an evacuation order in the community of East Palestine. Officials warned that residents might hear more explosions as the fire burns.
Ohio Village Evacuated After 50-Car Train Derailment Creates Huge FireBen Hasty—MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty ImagesEAST PALESTINE, Ohio—A train derailment and resulting large fire prompted an evacuation order in an Ohio village near the Pennsylvania state line on Friday night, covering the area in billows of smoke lit orange by the flames below.
Firefighters have been pulled from the immediate area and unmanned stream devices are being used protectively while crews try to determine which cars are still actively burning, village officials said in a separate statement Saturday. They said they hoped to use drones to assess the scene in daylight, and warned that residents might hear more explosions as the fire burns.
The few dozen residents sheltering at the high school included Ann McAnlis, who said a neighbor had texted her about the crash. Mayor Trent Conaway told reporters that firefighters from three states responded. The derailment happened about 51 miles northwest of Pittsburgh and within 20 miles of the tip of West Virginia’s Northern Panhandle.
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