by Just the News Staff
Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio held a press conference on Tuesday to provide an update on the train that derailed near East Palestine, Ohio, along the Ohio Pennsylvania border on Feb. 3, and the controlled burn that has turned into a Hazmat situation.
The decision to do this controlled explosion he said was basically made between bad options that they had. They believed that one of these cars was going to explode. Addressing the environmental concerns, DeWine said that the Ohio and U.S. Environmental are working to slow the flow of contaminated water.
The train was carrying a wider variety of toxic chemicals than previously reported, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, though the agency has said it is not detecting any hazardous levels of toxins in the area.
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