Key takeaways from CNN town hall on toxic train crash in East Palestine, Ohio

Life has been thrown out of gear for residents of a small Ohio town after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed earlier this month.

The head of Norfolk Southern, the train's operator, and Ohio's governor participated in CNN's town hall,

[{"selector":"#anim-13b7fc41-a9d9-4c74-ae42-03566ab5189e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-110.55718%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0347ab1c-622a-45d8-bf82-111b339e6e28","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2b559a59-a67e-454e-934a-59c63d0e459d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f73e6e1e-2c8d-484b-bbfc-7f2c1bf5332c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(9.100303595801874%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

which was hosted partially in East Palestine, a small Ohio community that faced fire the day after the February 3 train crash.

[{"selector":"#anim-6d8eb734-2d97-47e3-9728-976201d845f2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-110.55718%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5a621942-5648-4ec6-bf91-975723f79530","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f5217fa4-7d3c-44f7-97c7-ff4be0fd428b","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d3bf8988-9141-4f54-ad5b-e732f1d43953 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(7.858305933210924%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Had to do saw. Angry and frustrated residents grilled Gov.

[{"selector":"#anim-23f1c82f-19e0-4be5-b6ac-e8eb6d6ee66a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-110.55718%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-92f3a76c-b9b7-469d-975b-4caaf4af61ba","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1779ea97-151f-4873-9b41-75801ad71ac9","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e117e6f4-096c-4be6-a7e7-72f100403f2f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(7.812499744007886%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Mike DeWine and Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw over key concerns,

[{"selector":"#anim-1df51ca2-b7f5-46f4-ae67-4cbd663df90f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-110.55718%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6e9d277b-3296-428c-b7bb-b504aaf84916","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-97dd8e95-4804-4ff2-b782-a34ccc6e81d1","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-76707d25-d9f9-451e-b1e0-9d5b923929ba [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(34.18204688388305%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

including air and water safety, cleanup efforts and whether chemicals released after

[{"selector":"#anim-473f7b0f-2060-447c-a665-38c50727b0f2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-110.55718%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4c8ecb6d-6fae-479e-a007-6e1d65d152aa","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ca772c7e-295b-4f98-8632-a4e2997d0948","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-29a24aa1-48e7-4dd3-8ea1-aa32884bfa80 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(31.249999886225726%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

the accident could have long-term health effects on their families and children. Did.

[{"selector":"#anim-01e089aa-1d34-4c5d-adf9-8086c172a5ee","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-110.55718%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f261cbf5-6f7d-4e0f-97fb-8f2f3b3fe31f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ace9ef67-9dc3-420f-ab78-b7d15598b712","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2f726364-5e4c-4400-83ee-b2ef75864229 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(11.640128768989836%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Jim Stewart, a lifelong 65-year-old former Palestine resident,

[{"selector":"#anim-dde4c8ea-ff72-4826-8353-42a6f6df539d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-110.55718%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f236261f-6932-46a1-922a-0424d93270c3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-192dea0d-7d75-4295-89ed-235fe5eb9f49","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1bb375b0-ffa0-4f5c-b22b-420a2dbbd442 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(7.812499744007886%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

said he is angry and dismayed by what happened to his hometown.

[{"selector":"#anim-22e82a13-adfb-4b12-ae25-3cbcd3e39151","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-110.55718%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-05bfc574-436d-4d88-bb4d-66e24f02c424","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-60a7e42e-ebbf-4537-af7b-b8edb516dd99","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-57994112-b26c-4e74-bfed-68a7f5154b7d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(31.248255375608515%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

"I don't feel safe in this town anymore. You took it away from me," Stewart told Shaw during the town hall.

[{"selector":"#anim-0c4ac177-b02e-45a1-8d1e-5da4106d6eaf","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-110.55718%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a4092e78-a422-4d2c-b5d7-f2a46c6c4246","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c6e65185-8c8f-4d0f-90f6-121cb50557b8","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Stewart, who said he lives near the train crash site, said he experienced headaches

[{"selector":"#anim-11649986-d5a1-4222-be5b-2b0229b77c77","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-110.55718%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e7268476-59bd-48f6-a99e-beff630c0029","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4433589d-89ec-413d-acf1-c369bf09c721","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ac963dd7-33a6-414f-8058-a6358a4e142a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(7.812499744007886%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

after smelling foul odors emanating from his home weeks after the derailment.

[{"selector":"#anim-d91229d4-c52b-4481-b74e-d6db3e6ca4a6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-110.55718%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a32fea9e-a57f-40dc-9d67-e630e24409fe","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0055722d-ea34-4fc6-94fc-e357185681c3","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c4085705-00f8-42d9-8468-101ebb2bddd3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(12.499999772451451%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Learn more