Could Toxic Chemicals Reach 100 Mile Radius of East Palestine? Published Feb 15, 2023 at 12:19 PM EST Updated Feb 17, 2023 at 11:31 AM EST. By . ... 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio.

East Palestine Fire Chief Keith Drabick said that air and water samples determined that the evacuation area, which covered about a one-mile radius, was safe for residents.

A timeline of events surrounding the Feb. 3 train derailment near East Palestine, Ohio, ... which covered about a one-mile radius, was safe for residents to return.

A massive fire broke out and prompted evacuations Friday night after a train derailed in northeastern Ohio. About 50 cars of the train derailed in East Palestine, near Ohio's border with Pennsylvania.

On Sunday, East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway told people to avoid the one-mile radius of the crash, which had prompted him the day before to order about 1,500 residents to evacuate. Advertisement ...