“Emergency crews conducted a controlled burn of the spill at the request of state officials, which released hydrogen chloride and phosgene into the air. As a result, residents within a one-mile radius were evacuated, and an emergency response from agencies across three states was initiated. The EPA published a list provided by Norfolk Southern which documented the cargo of each car, the type of car, the type of hazard (if any) associated with the contents of each car, as well as the extent to which each of the 20 train cars were affected by the derailment. Vinyl chloride present in multiple tankers was released and burned in a controlled manner to prevent a more dangerous explosion.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Ohio_train_derailment
“its musty odor resembles that of freshly cut hay or grass”
“Phosgene is extremely poisonous and was used as a chemical weapon during World War I, where it was responsible for 85,000 deaths.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosgene
So what they did, then, was create a hazardous chemical “burn pit” next to an inhabited area?
If government officials do it, it’s ok, but if WE do it it’s heavy fines and imprisonment, right?
A whole lotta people need to hang for this, starting with those at the top.