A woman in East Palestine says her childhood home isn’t fit for living and she now has greater concerns about her own health, three months after the train derailment and toxic chemical burn.
We don’t just report the initial story—we follow through to its conclusion. Read and watch our previous reporting on this story below and see more stories that we've followed through on here.Kristina Ferguson says she isn’t about to bring her elderly mother and stepfather to a home she says could make them all sick.
Trains started running again within a week, but three months later, contaminated soil and water are still being shipped out for disposal. The NTSB confirmed the hearing will be in June and will last one to two days. It’s now working out the exact location, times and who will testify.Until then, Ferguson wants answers about her health.It shows a breakdown product of vinyl chloride in her system. She says she is now trying to find a doctor who can explain what that means.
"My mother was having trouble with her Parkinson's and not moving enough in the hotel,” Ferguson said. For the next six months, she says Norfolk Southern is putting her up in a rental home."My stepfather, it's hard with his dementia getting used to a new home, and that's in the back of your mind — what happens when the lease is up?” Ferguson said.Sulphur Run Creek, contaminated from the derailment, snakes behind it.
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