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“We basically nuked a town with chemicals so we could get a railroad open,” former Ohio fire chief Silverio Caggiano explained to “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday, speaking of the fallout from the local train derailment on Feb. 3, which he said mimicked a “nuclear winter.”
Also being transported on the ill-fated train were ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethylhexyl acrylate and isobutylene. The International Agency of Research on Cancer and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have classified acrylates as a possible human carcinogen, linked to skin, eye and throat reactions, as well as to cancer. The other toxins can cause headaches, nausea, vomiting, skin irritation, dizziness and drowsiness.
One resident of North Lima, more than 10 miles from East Palestine, told WKBN-TV of Youngstown that her five hens and rooster died suddenly the day after Norfolk Southern burned the train cars. Until this week, the Biden administration and the mainstream media have largely remained quiet on the ecological disaster surrounding the derailment. NewsNation reporter Evan Lambert was arrested by Ohio police for live broadcasting during a press conference by Gov. Mike DeWine. Video footage of the burn site has been scarce.
The rail workers were striking for increased safety measures, among other issues, concerns which were dismissed by “Amtrak Joe” Biden desperate to avoid a supply chain breakdown during the Christmas buying season. In December, he signed legislation forcing railway unions to accept a labor agreement many of them opposed.
Moreover, Norfolk Southern has used countless small- to medium-sized grants to public and private organizations within its operating areas. These local organizations have slowly built a dependence on Norfolk Southern’s “good will,” relying on the carrier to fund everything from local first responders to school supplies and food banks. Many have speculated local officials are working with Norfolk Southern to help minimize and suppress reports of the damage caused by the derailment.
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