A doctor near East Palestine, Ohio, details the main thing he's watching for now
Officials are monitoring the air and water in East Palestine, Ohio, since a train carrying chemicals derailed there. A local doctor tells us what he is seeing.
by Lauren Hodges
Feb 22, 2023
2 minutes
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Health concerns are lingering in East Palestine, Ohio, after a train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed on February 3. Residents were temporarily evacuated from the area two days later to allow for a controlled burn of the chemicals, which sent a large plume of black smoke into the sky.
Health officials have been monitoring the air and water in
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