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Residents of northeast Ohio urged to evacuate after derailed train threatens explosion

About 50 train cars went off track in East Palestine, Ohio, near the Pennsylvania border on Friday. Some of the cars contained hazardous materials that could cause an explosion or release toxic gases.
Smoke rises from a derailed cargo train in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 4.

Residents of East Palestine in northeast Ohio have been asked to evacuate, as officials fear the cars of a train that derailed nearby might explode or release toxic gases.

Gov. Mike DeWine issued an on Sunday evening

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