A large fire broke out Friday night in upstate Ohio after a train derailed, forcing authorities to evacuate and forcing people living in the surrounding area into self-isolation, CNN reports.
Firefighters from three states, Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, were mobilized. The United States Environmental Protection Agency was also on hand to check the air quality.
Trent Conaway, the mayor of East Palestine, the city where the incident occurred, told a news conference that no one was hurt. He added, with CNN, that the train may have been carrying hazardous material.
“At the moment the air quality is good,” he said, adding that the bad smell in the air was due to the fire and nothing else.
The 5,000 people living in eastern Palestine must go into self-isolation until the order is lifted. Two centers have been opened to receive them and the Red Cross has been informed.
Source: BFM TV
