Ohio Train Derailment: Fort Worth Police Send Resources to East Palestine

Fort Worth, Texas. Fort Worth police are diverting resources to East Palestine, Ohio, following the derailment of a freight train carrying toxic materials, causing health problems for residents in the area.

The crash occurred on 3 February and involved about 50 wagons, some of which were carrying hazardous materials. The chemicals ended up in nearby streams and some even ended up in the Ohio River.

The Fort Worth Police Department is committed to helping affected residents and first responders with resources like bottled water.

IN video posted on twitterthe police station showed a large trailer filled with water bottles to be shipped to East Palestine.

In the video, Fort Worth Police Chief Neil Noakes said 40,000 water bottles had been shipped. The head said that the department will be updated North Texans on a trip to Ohio.

Ohio state officials, such as the governor, have said that the water in the Ohio River is safe and that five wells feeding the municipal water supply were not contaminated.

Despite repeated assurances that air and water tests showed no signs of contamination, East Palestinians complain of lingering headaches and eye irritation, and some say they are afraid to return home.

Chemicals spilled into nearby streams have killed thousands of fish and fewer have ended up in the Ohio River. While officials said the pollution was not a threat, cities in Ohio and West Virginia that get their drinking water from the river have watched the slow-moving plume and some have temporarily switched to alternative water sources.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.