Hundreds of East Palestine Ohio residents packed an angry, tense meeting on the after effects of the toxic train derailment Wednesday night. But Norfolk Southern failed to show up to answer their many questions.
Feb. 16 Hundreds of East Palestine Ohio residents packed an angry, tense meeting on the after effects of the toxic train derailment Wednesday night. But Norfolk Southern failed to show up to face and answer the many questions from the community.
Mayor Trent Conaway told the tense meeting that Norfolk Southern didn’t feel it was safe to attend the meeting where anxious and angry residents had many questions about their own safety from the toxins spilled in the train derailment.
„I want answers,“ Conaway said before the town hall meeting started. „Norfolk Southern didn’t show up. They didn’t feel it was safe.“
Residents booed and shouted at the news that the railroad failed to show up to answer serious health concerns.
„We all just want answers,“ said resident Kathy Dyke. „The railroad should be here answering questions. That would ease a lot of people’s minds to figure out what the next step is.
