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Charlie Jones

Ohio train wreck branded 'our Chernobyl' after spewing toxic gas into air

Residents in the town left reeling after a train crash spewed toxic gas into the air has branded the incident "our Chernobyl".

The fiery wreck saw about 50 cars derailing on the evening of February 3 in East Palestine, Ohio, US.

Vinyl chloride was released into the air from five of those cars before crews ignited it to get rid of the highly flammable, toxic chemicals, creating a dark plume of smoke seen for miles around.

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