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Train Derails in East Palestine

Update provided on derailment waste removal, private well testing

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A member of a cleanup crew operates a machine to tear apart a burned shipping container near train tracks in East Palestine as burned cars, apparently cargo from the train, sit nearby Wednesday afternoon near the Pleasant Drive crossing in East Palestine. On Feb. 3 about 50 cars derailed from a Norfolk Southern train and caught fire east of downtown East Palestine.

EAST PALESTINE-- According to the Ohio EPA, approximately 10.2 million gallons of liquid wastewater have been hauled out of East Palestine in total. There is currently a pile of approximately 18,900 tons of excavated soil waiting for removal from East Palestine, versus 16,600 tons that have been removed.

Private Well Testing

Water sample results from private water systems of East Palestine area homes continue to show no harmful levels of contaminants.

The Ohio Department of Health and the Columbiana County Health District received verified laboratory results from 14 additional samples from private water systems as of noon Wednesday. None of the wells showed detectable contaminants.

In total, test results from 221 samples have been verified, and none have shown any harmful contaminant levels associated with the derailment.

The results can be found on the Columbiana County Health Department site at https://www.columbiana-health.org/resources/.

Residents near East Palestine who would like their private water system sampled should call 330-849-3919.

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