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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Gustaf Kilander

Pete Buttigieg visits East Palestine 20 days after train derailment as he admits he should have spoken sooner

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Pete Buttigieg is visiting East Palestine in Ohio 20 days after the train derailment that released hazardous chemicals, as he admits he should have spoken out sooner.

The train cars that derailed almost three weeks ago carried chemicals dangerous to both the environment and to people, such as vinyl chloride, butyl acrylate, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethylhexyl acrylate and isobutylene, CBS News noted.

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