The Norfolk Southern train was on fire when it passed Jessica Conard¡¯s backyard in East Palestine, Ohio. Conard was lying in bed, blinds closed, unaware of the catastrophe barreling into her hometown.
¡°My first realization that something was up is when I heard all of the sirens,¡± she said. ¡°The sirens went up and down the road, all night long.¡±
That was Friday, Feb. 3; the following days would go by in a blur. On Feb. 4, East Palestine¡¯s interim village manager said the train had derailed while hauling ¡°hazardous materials.¡± Hours later, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said responders had discovered ¡°contaminated runoff¡± in two nearby streams, the Sulphur and Leslie runs.
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