Heather Bable News Today

Headaches, congestion, itchy skin rashes — and fear. That’s what many residents are experiencing a month after a train loaded with hazardous chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio.

Heather Bable speaks rapidly, recalling the terror of the night when a train loaded with hazardous chemicals derailed less than a half-mile from her home in East Palestine, Ohio. She heard an earthshaking boom and, from her bathroom window, "all you saw was the flames."

Fear and mistrust still grip many in a community whipsawed by government assurances that the air and water are safe; warnings from activists like Erin Brockovich about coverups and danger for years to come; and social media misinformation.

Bable’s plight mirrors many in this village of 4,700 near the Pennsylvania line a month after 38 train cars derailed. A preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report blamed an overheated wheel bearing.

Heather Bable speaks rapidly, recalling the terror of the night when a train loaded with hazardous chemicals derailed less than a half-mile from her home

Residents of the town say they're experiencing rashes, aches and other symptoms after the Norfolk Southern train derailed carrying hazardous chemicals.

Residents of the town say they're experiencing rashes, aches and other symptoms after the Norfolk Southern train derailed carrying hazardous chemicals.

Residents of the town say they're experiencing rashes, aches and other symptoms after the Norfolk Southern train derailed carrying hazardous chemicals.

Residents of the town say they're experiencing rashes, aches and other symptoms after the Norfolk Southern train derailed carrying hazardous chemicals.

Residents of the town say they're experiencing rashes, aches and other symptoms after the Norfolk Southern train derailed carrying hazardous chemicals.