'Why are people getting sick if there's nothing in the air or the water?' asked one town hall attendee.
"Why are people getting sick if there's nothing in the air or the water?" asked one town hall attendee.Anxious and angry residents of East Palestine, Ohio gathered for a town hall Wednesday night hoping to get answers about the potential health impacts of a massive train derailment and chemical spill that put their small village in the national spotlight.
But those who wanted to hear directly from the company at the center of the toxic disaster—Norfolk Southern—pulled out of the event hours before it began,about"the growing physical threat to our employees and members of the community... stemming from the increasing likelihood of the participation of outside parties."
News that company officials would be a no-show infuriated East Palestine residents who are worried about the health and safety of their families in the wake of the train crash—and the subsequent release of"We are all excited for this town hall meeting, and it is just a slap in the face because the people who put us out are too afraid to show up to the meeting,"Nate Velez, a resident whose family is currently staying in rentals outside of East Palestine, unsure whether it's safe to...
“Most people did not want to go home, but they had to," Velez said of those who evacuated following the crash."So, all the people who had to go home were complaining of smells, pains in their throat, headaches, sickness. I have gone back a few times, and the smell does make you sick. It hurts your head."
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