I know its almost old news by now, but just wondered if anyone on here lives in the area?
How are things going, from a local perspective?
Have they detirmined a cause?
How are things going, from a local perspective?
Have they detirmined a cause?
Man you guys stay safe and be careful, I hear it was a broken axleI live about 20 minutes away in western Pa.
To be honest things are still not good and will not be for a long time. We have actually been drinking natural spring water from about 8 miles away because we really don't trust our city water from the river.
Our prevalent wind is from the west and we're west and slightly north from the site.
In the vicinity they have been checking chemical levels in drinking water and supposedly it's within the safe range but I watched a video of a guy offering a glass of water to a person who just tested his family's water and for some reason he refused to drink it!
The worst parts of the situation is the community is being kept in the dark about long term health risks and the total lack of help from our federal government.
Supposedly a axle and or hung up brake is the cause. There's a video of sparks flying from the railcar 45 minutes before the derailment.
That's about all the info I have at this time.
I live about 20 minutes away in western Pa.
To be honest things are still not good and will not be for a long time. We have actually been drinking natural spring water from about 8 miles away because we really don't trust our city water from the river.
Our prevalent wind is from the west and we're west and slightly north from the site.
In the vicinity they have been checking chemical levels in drinking water and supposedly it's within the safe range but I watched a video of a guy offering a glass of water to a person who just tested his family's water and for some reason he refused to drink it!
The worst parts of the situation is the community is being kept in the dark about long term health risks and the total lack of help from our federal government.
Supposedly a axle and or hung up brake is the cause. There's a video of sparks flying from the railcar 45 minutes before the derailment.
That's about all the info I have at this time.
Totally agree. Failure from top to bottom.So Trump goes there and now FEMA decides "oh maybe we should send someone to see what the fuss is about.". Useless DOT Buttigieg goes and remains useless. So EPA fails miserably, FEMA fails miserably and DOT fails miserably. My bet due to way in over their respective heads and paralyzed to make decisions from lack of basic understanding of their own positions. Procedures are in place, just push the dam buttons. There are people in these agencies that are qualified and can get it done.
Just get out the way and let them do their jobs.
Norfolk? They are going to get their life sued by every cable lawyer out there and rightfully so.
Oops. This was kind of like a butt dial.He milled all of the wood.
...no matter where you go along the river your never far from some type of chemical plant and God forbid liquid propane.....I scratch my head every time I travel from Wheeling to Youngstown....a heck of a lot of goods moving on water, rail and highway, constantly.Oops. This was kind of like a butt dial.
My daughter had a volleyball tournament scheduled for East Palestine next month. The venue has been moved farther north due to the accident. My thoughts are with the people really affected by it.