(NewsNation) —A “dangerous” chemical leak rapidly spewing from a train tanker car has forced immediate emergency evacuations for residents in Cleves, Ohio, 16 miles west of Cincinnati.
The Hamilton County Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency warned people in Cleves and Whitewater Township to “leave the area immediately” due to a “dangerous chemical leak” in an alert, adding that they have opened a public shelter for those fleeing.
Video acquired by NewsNation shows white fumes pumping out of a stalled tanker car.
Several fire trucks were seen in the area spraying water on a tanker car, according to WCPO.
Cleves sits on the Ohio border with Indiana and has a population of about 3,000 people.
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