BREAKING: Ohio GovMikeDeWine has issued an urgent evacuation notice for those still in East Palestine after potential of a catastrophic tanker explosion.
The update comes following the 50-car derailment at around 9 p.m. on Feb. 3, according to the Associated Press.RELATED: Evacuations urged in Ohio town as train wreck smolders
With the tanker failure looming, DeWine said an explosion could occur and could send shrapnel up to a mile wide.
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