Cincinnati has cut off water from the Ohio river, with Gov. Mike DeWine urged the public to use bottled water out of an abundance of caution.
The advice particularly targets residents who live near the site where the train derailed on February 3, releasing toxic chemicals.
In an interview with CNN on Wednesday morning, DeWine told the outlet that “out of an abundance of caution, we have told people. “Yes, we use a bottle of water. Don’t take a chance.’”
According to the Republican governor, the state reportedly received results on Tuesday from the tests conducted on water “from the first well in the village that showed it was safe to drink,” Fox News reported, adding that the additional were expected Wednesday, and officials were continuing to monitor the water in different streams.”
Ohio Update: Authorities have found traces of toxic chemicals from the train derailment in the **Ohio river** near Cincinnati
For the record, Cincinnati is over 240 miles southwest from East Palestine
This is a regional crisis big media refuses to cover
https://t.co/GJLCMIQ2XX— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) February 13, 2023
In addition, DeWine also revealed thousands of fish were found, claiming they had been killed shortly after the dangerous incident.
“Look, what I said yesterday: I would be back there if I was living in the community. Look, we’re doing testing with the air. The air has been safe; it continues to be safe. The drinking water that comes into the system we think is deep wells. We think it’s safe, but we told people [that], out of an abundance of caution [and] until we get the tests back, you should drink bottled water.” DeWine said.
“So, look, all we can do is give people the facts and give them the tests,” he added and noted that health officials and the Environmental Protection Agency are currently working with them.
“We’ve been on the scene since the crash actually occurred and continue to tell people exactly what we know,” DeWine claimed.
On Tuesday afternoon, Dan Tierney, the press secretary for DeWine, told Fox News Digital that the belief among officials is that “the geological makeup of the ground in the area puts a significant barrier between drinking water wells and where the incident happened.”
“A report Tuesday from the National Transportation Safety Board said 10 of the Norfolk Southern rail cars carrying hazardous materials had derailed Feb. 3. The EPA said those contaminants included vinyl chloride, butyl acrylate, ethylhexyl acrylate and ethylene glycol monobutyl ethers,” Fox News wrote in its exclusive report.
