An evacuation order remains in place after a railcar in Ohio began leaking styrene on Tuesday. While the leak has stopped, roads in the area are also staying closed.
A styrene leak from a railcar in Ohio prompted evacuations in the Cleves and Whitewater Township area of the state on Tuesday. And while the toxic chemical leak has stopped, officials said an evacuation order remains in place and roads are still closed. Little Miami Fire Department Chief Mike Siefke and two representatives from the owner of the railway provided an update Wednesday morning in a press conference. Siefke said roads will remain closed for 'an undetermined amount of time.
'We're really at the mercy of the product and the material,' said Siefke. The Central Railroad of Indiana said it was notified at around 1 p.m. Tuesday that one of its tanker cars was venting styrene near the intersection of US-50 and OH-128. Crews responded to the scene and began applying water to the tanker car.
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