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Residents Recall Watching the Derailment
from The Tim Dillon Show #335 · #335
1 min
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Tim reacts to a local news clip of East Palestine residents describing where they were and how they watched the explosion, then getting back to work quickly.
- Resident jumped out of bed when the derailment happened, watched it unfold while others stayed inside until forced to evacuate.
- First thought was suicide on the railroad tracks, not chemical disaster, given the area's history.
- Another resident was downtown, saw flames from the corner of Clark Street, initially thought their shop was on fire.
- Stood watching the fire for about twenty minutes because nobody knew what was actually happening.
- The building sustained damage in the back, but residents were ordered back to work as soon as evacuation lifted.