(NewsNation) — Newly uncovered emails reveal authorities broke protocol when communicating risks following a train derailment and controlled burn in Ohio despite fears from residents experiencing health problems.

Three days after officials blew up five train cars of vinyl chloride in East Palestine, Ohio, the Environmental Protection Agency declared the town safe for residents and allowed them back into their homes.

People in the area complained they were getting sick, experiencing rashes, nosebleeds and respiratory issues.

Now, internal EPA emails obtained by NewsNation through the Freedom of Information Act reveal internal disagreement over what to tell residents.

"If we say that the water is safe, and the air is safe, we believe it, because we've tested it, and the data shows it," a

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