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The Ohio Department of Health will open a clinic in East Palestine to respond to medical concerns residents are reporting after a train derailment cast a toxic chemical plume over the town, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday.
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The clinic will be accessible to residents beginning next week to answer questions, evaluate residents and provide medical expertise, according to an update posted by the Ohio Emergency Medical Agency. Residents reported headaches and rashes after a Norfolk Southern train derailed in early February, which led to the temporary evacuation of nearly 2,000 residents to conduct a controlled release of toxic chemicals, according to the Columbus Dispatch.
“We know that the science says that East Palestine is safe, but we also know that residents are very worried,” DeWine said, according to the EMA update. “They are asking themselves ‘Is my headache just a headache? Or is it a result of the chemical spill? Are other medical symptoms caused by the spill?’ Those are very legitimate questions and residents deserve answers.
