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Evacuation and shelter-in-place orders have been lifted after a styrene leak at a Cleves railyard Tuesday afternoon. Officials previously said the railcar had stopped leaking the dangerous ...
Schools in the Three Rivers School District are closed Wednesday following a styrene leak near Cleves, Ohio.
The toxic styrene leak near Cincinnati is one of many chemical spills that have polluted the air or water in or near Ohio. Here's a look at some others.
Leak of toxic chemical near Cincinnati prompts evacuations, school closures Emergency officials said styrene was leaking from a rail car in Whitewater Township, Ohio, and warned of a risk of ...
A styrene leak in East End in 2005 led to a multi-million dollar class-action lawsuit. On Wednesday, a class-action lawsuit was filed on behalf of those affected by the styrene leak Tuesday in the ...
A local lung specialist has reassured residents that short-term exposure to styrene, a compound used in plastics, is unlikely to have a lingering impact.
Residents near Cincinnati were urged to leave their homes due to the chemical leak as officials said there were concerns about a possible explosion.
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Some residents in Whitewater Township were asked to evacuate due to a leak of styrene in the area. The leak came from a rail car in the area of US 50 and SR 128.
While the leak coming from the train car appeared to be a gas, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences says styrene is a colorless, flammable liquid used to make plastics and rubber.
In August 2005, styrene began leaking from a rail car in Cincinnati's East End. That was not the result of a derailment, but the leak forced evacuations and shelter-in-place orders for residents.
The toxic styrene leak near Cincinnati is one of many chemical spills that have polluted the air or water in or near Ohio. Here's a look at some others.
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.