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After a chemical train derailed in West Virginia, the state decided to improve its water purification systems.
Huntington, West Virginia can now be considered to be at the present moment. In light of the recent derailment of a train carrying chemicals, which released a poisonous plume over Ohio’s border, water treatment facilities in West Virginia are undergoing upgrades to reduce the likelihood of a similar incident.
West Virginia American Water announced on Sunday that it will boost its use of the Guyandotte River. Utility company officials insist that the raw water they get from the Ohio River is just as clean as it was before.
The health and safety of the customers is the top priority at our company, hence we are no longer providing any water quality advice.
On February 3 at East Palestine, Ohio, an accident caused fifty trains to derail. Ten of these trains were transporting hazardous chemicals. When the employees set fire to five of the vehicles, vinyl chloride mist was released into the atmosphere. Doing so ensured the safe removal of the potentially explosive and dangerous materials.
Those who had been evacuated from some Ohio and Pennsylvania towns for their own safety have been allowed to return.
Two different sets of citizens in each state have taken Norfolk Southern to federal court to require periodic medical examinations.
Two Pennsylvania residents filed a lawsuit against the railroad on Thursday, demanding that the company conduct chemical exposure tests on everyone within a thirty-mile (48-kilometer) radius of the event. They also asked the railroad to pay for any diagnostic procedures or medical care that could be required. In addition, monetary compensation for losses is being sought through this case.
