EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (WJW) -- More than two years after the toxic derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, many residents continue to report they suffer from various health-related problems.
"When the derailment first happened, I would say within the first six weeks, and it's very well documented, many residents faced acute symptoms like respiratory symptoms, congestion, nose bleeds, rashes, things like that and my family and I were not immune," said Misti Allison, whose home was approximately a mile from where the derailment happened.
Immediately after the derailment a half-mile long section of the train erupted in flames sending billowing smoke from various train cars over the village, which had not yet been evacuated.
Water poured on the fires washed a cocktail of ch