'It was like a movie.' Hooven residents uneasy going home after train chemical leak
Heading home after a frightening experience. It was around 1 p.m. Tuesday when Hamilton County Emergency Management Agency first told Hooven residents to evacuate. Officials gave
Another train car leaked chemicals in Ohio. Here’s what to know about it.
Plumes of white vapor shot out from a pressure release valve of a rail car, leaking styrene — a toxic chemical — that saturated the area in a pungent odor midday Tuesday.
Ohio officials worry about explosion threat after chemical leak prompts evacuations
Residents near Cincinnati were urged to leave their homes due to the chemical leak as officials said there were concerns about a possible explosion.
Residents of Ohio community allowed to return after chemical leak from railroad car forced evacuations
All evacuations were lifted in a western Cincinnati suburb Wednesday evening, a day after a chemical leak from a railcar.
Explosion averted, evacuations lifted after chemical gas leak near Cincinnati
The leak in Whitewater Township involves styrene, a gas used in producing plastic, rubber, fiberglass and other structural material.
Evacuation order ended over railcar chemical leak
Officials in Hamilton County, Ohio, on Wednesday, lifted the evacuation order that was put in place the night before over a chemical leak from a railcar. Hamilton County's Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency previously told anyone within half a mile of the rail yard to leave the area immediately.
What happened over the last 36 hours? The story of the styrene leak in Whitewater Township, Ohio
Wednesday evening, officials deemed the area surrounding the railcar leak safe. However, township residents made clear ...
Families return home, stores reopen after chemical leak in Whitewater Township
When authorities ordered the evacuation of homes and businesses in part of Cleves and nearby Hooven on Tuesday because a parked train car was leaking the chemical styrene, Deborah Miller leaned on her ...
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Evacuation order lifted more than 24 hours after styrene leak at railyard in Cleves, Whitewater Township
Hamilton County EMA advises residents to go inside and seal off doors and windows, close fireplace dampers and turn off your ...
Evacuation order lifted for Ohio town where dangerous chemical leak occurred
Residents in an Ohio community where a dangerous chemical leak occurred are being allowed to return to their homes.
'Worked exactly as designed': Tanker car not to blame in Whitewater Township chemical leak
WHITEWATER TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) - The investigation into the recent rail disaster west of Cincinnati, which led to a mass ...
UPDATES: Evacuation lifted, roads reopened after chemical leak in Whitewater Township
A dangerous chemical leak near State Route 128 has prompted an evacuation order for people in the area, according to Hamilton ...
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Why did a train car traveling through Cleves, Whitewater Twp. leak styrene?
A rail car in the Cleves and Whitewater Township area began venting a hazardous chemical on Tuesday, prompting evacuations ...
Elder welcomes Taylor football team to practice at its field due to chemical leak
The Yellowjackets had to cancel practice on Tuesday as they prepared for a road matchup at Mariemont on Friday.
Businesses in Whitewater Township evacuation zone reopening
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Businesses in Whitewater Township are reopening after Tuesday’s chemical leak forced them too temporarily close. Kroger reopened at 1 p.m. Thursday after they said they took ...
Evacuation order remains in effect for Ohio town where dangerous chemical leak occurred
An evacuation order remains in effect for residents in an Ohio community as crews work at the scene of a dangerous chemical ...
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Evacuation Order Lifted for Ohio Town after Chemical Leak
Residents in an Ohio community where a dangerous chemical leak occurred have been allowed to return to their homes.