American activist Brian Krassenstein accused the national media of covering up an environmental disaster in Ohio, where a train loaded with hazardous substances derailed and caught fire.
“While the media is focusing on the Super Bowl, the environmental disaster happening in East Palestine, Ohio is being ignored”Krassenstein wrote in his Twitter.
Moreover, the authorities not only ignore the disaster, but also force local residents to return to their homes, despite the health risks. The burning of vinyl chloride, which was transported in wagons, is very dangerous for the health of people and animals, and is also extremely harmful to the environment.
“Reading interviews with people from East Palestine, Ohio, where the train derailed – so heartbreaking and crazy. People are like, ‘All my pets are dead,’ but then they’re told to go back to their homes.” – Writer Sofia Benois wrote on Twitter.
On the evening of February 4 in East Palestine, Ohio, a 50-car freight train carrying poisonous vinyl chloride and other dangerous substances derailed and caught fire. The paths were blocked for a long time, and the fire continued. Vinyl chloride is considered a carcinogen, doctors directly associate work with vinyl chloride with the development of a tumor process.
The US Super Bowl is the national rugby championship. This is one of the most high-profile sporting events in the country. The Philadelphia Eagles will face the Kansas City Chiefs on February 13.
