Portage County crews responded to East Palestine train derailment

Drone image of the East Palestine train derailment by the National Transportation Safety Board

Portage County crews responded to East Palestine train derailment

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Over a dozen Portage County emergency workers responded to the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine that sent toxic chemicals into the sky and soil.

Responding from Portage County were Rootstown Fire Chief Charles Palmer, Kent Fire Chief Bill Myers, Lt. Craig Peeps of the Kent Fire Department Hazardous Materials Response Team, and hazmat team members from Brimfield, Streetsboro, and Kent.

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