Fire departments from three states were called to the scene of the train derailment.
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — A train derailed in an Ohio town near the Pennsylvania border and caused a large fire followed by orders for area residents to evacuate their homes Friday night, reports said.
A post on the East Palestine, Ohio, city Facebook page around 11 p.m. said an evacuation order had been issued for an area 1 mile from the James Street crossing, with shelter available at East Palestine High School.There were no immediate reports of casualties.KDKA-TV reportedThe station’s Twitter page showed video of police driving along a street and using a loudspeaker to ask residents to evacuate.
The fire had sent so much smoke into the atmosphere that it was visible on KDKA-TV’s weather radar, the station’s meteorologist said in a Twitter post. Evacuations were ordered in the town of East Palestine after a freight train went off the tracks on Friday. Northfolk Southern Railway released a statement saying the company was aware of the derailment and was “coordinating closely with local first responders while mobilizing our own teams. We will share more details as they become available,” KDKA-TV reported.Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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