Route 50 and state route 128, west of cincinnati, that holds styrene, a toxic and highly flammable chemical. Students in school buildings and residents in hundreds of neighboring homes were told to evacuate after officials discovered styrene, a toxic and flammable chemical used to make plastic and rubber, was. Styrene, a toxic and flammable chemical that is used to make plastic and rubber, began leaking tuesday afternoon from a railcar in whitewater township.
Explosion averted, evacuations lifted after chemical gas leak near
Dangerous chemical leak spurs evacuation order in ohio town 1 of 4 | students in school buildings and residents in neighboring homes were told to evacuate after a dangerous chemical began leaking from a railcar tuesday near cincinnati.
An evacuation order remains in effect for residents in an ohio community as crews work at the scene of a dangerous chemical leak.