Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, and several Pennsylvania residents claimed they had seen wildlife and farm animals that were killed or sickened since the industrial accident.
A subsequent controlled burn of the contents of five rail cars sent plumes of black smoke into the air. Norfolk Southern and Ohio officials said the procedure prevented an explosion.
In Ohio, wildlife fatalities were staggering. Mary Mertz, director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, said more than 43,000 wild animals are believed to have been killed. Most were small fish and other aquatic wildlife that appeared to have died instantly at the site when chemicals spilled into a small stream. Ms. Mertz said the ODNR had destroyed thousands of dead fish to prevent animal scavengers from scattering the toxin.
The regional farming industry may be safe. Last week Brian Baldridge, secretary of the Ohio Department of Agriculture, said farm studies had found no negative impacts.East Palestine’s location raises concerns for the safety of Pennsylvania wildlife. The town is nearly adjacent to the state line, less than 1 mile south of the point where Pennsylvania Route 51 turns into Ohio Route 14.
Capt. John Hopkins, a Beaver County law enforcement officer for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, said several searches were conducted near the state border and along the Ohio River. No impacts on aquatic wildlife related to the chemical spill were found, he said. With the exception of one curve that briefly skims the edge of Ohio near Masury, the Shenango parallels the state line on the Pennsylvania side. Large die-offs of gizzard shad are common on the river this time of year, said Mr. Parker, caused by dramatic changes in water temperature as it leaves Shenango Reservoir. Mr. Parker said smoke from East Palestine, 20 miles away, was unlikely to cause a significant fish kill.
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