I can see why people don’t want to leave.
Since the police won’t do anything about crime, the chances of being looted are pretty high.
Plus, there’s the lack of trust of the government these days to factor in it.
I’d guess that the town and county are traditional America, not Leftist, on that front.
If they’re within 1 mile of an exploding rail car of Vinyl Chloride, looting is going to be the least of their problems.
VCM packs a LOT of energy in a small package. A BLEVE type of explosion would be devastating.