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State of Emergency Declared in Kentucky as Train Derailment Spills Toxic Chemicals

Hundreds of people in rural Kentucky are being evacuated over Thanksgiving after a train derailed and burst into flames, causing a toxic chemical spill.

The incident has caused molten sulfur to catch fire and release dangerous fumes.

At least 16 of the 40 coaches on the train came off the rails near Livingston, 60 miles south of Lexington.

The small town is home to 200 people.

The train reportedly crashed around 2:30 pm on Wednesday, with the incident worsening through the night as chemicals leaked from the wreckage.

From what I hear everything is still super poisoned, no one should be living there, and that likely won't change for decades.

No idea who that is.

Interview is with Scott Smith, and dude has put himself in the cross-hairs by refusing to back down from the truth.

Have all the chickens died yet? If yes, have mass starvation and death followed? Is it time to swoop in and pick up all that now free land for cheap? Asking for a Hungarian friend with last name starting with an S.

If you watch the video, they've actually done the "cleanup" ass backwards. The soil is super contaminated at this point, and they're stirring it up, into the air, for residents to breathe.

A federal judge on Wednesday approved a $600 million class-action settlement Wednesday that Norfolk Southern railroad offered to everyone who lived within 20 miles (32 kilometers) of last year's disastrous derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

Judge Benita Pearson gave the deal final approval after a hearing where the lawyers who negotiated it with the railroad argued that residents overwhelmingly supported it, attorneys for the residents and railroad spokesperson Heather Garcia told The Associated Press. Roughly 55,000 claims were filed. Only 370 households and 47 businesses opted out.
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The judge's approval clears the way for payments to start going out quickly. The lawyers had previously said they hoped to get the first checks in the mail before the end of the year.

As part of the settlement, any aid residents received from the railroad will be deducted from their final payments. Wallace and others who had to relocate for an extended period while the railroad paid for hotels or rental homes won't get anything.

Anyone who lived within 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) of the derailment can get up to $70,000 per household for property damage plus up to $25,000 per person for health problems. The payments drop off the farther people lived from the derailment down to as little as a few hundred dollars at the outer edges.
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