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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bevan Hurley

Ohio train derailment: Senator Sherrod Brown calls for state of emergency to be declared in East Palestine

Associated Press

Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown has called on governor Mike DeWine to declare a state of emergency in East Palestine after a catastrophic derailment bled chemicals into the water, air and earth.

“A man-made disaster of this scale, scope, and significance necessitates a response and deployment of resources that are commensurate in scale and scope,” Mr Brown said in a statement.

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