A chemical leak from a train car has prompted evacuations in Whitewater Township, Ohio,
“DANGEROUS chemical leak near State Route 128. IMMEDIATELY GO INDOORS and stay inside until further notice. Close and seal off doors & windows, close fireplace dampers, and turn off heat,” the Hamilton County EMA posted on X.
The train did not derail, a local official told Fox News. Leaking from an open valve is Styrene, a flammable liquid.
“At approximately 1 p.m. this afternoon, Central Railroad of Indiana (CIND) was notified of a railcar in the vicinity of Cleves, Ohio, venting styrene,” Central Road of Indiana said in a statement, obtained by WLWT. “The local fire department is onsite, and environmental response agencies have been mobilized.”