Biden will visit Ohio community that was devastated by a fiery train derailment nearly a year ago

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Eastern Ohio residents whose community was devastated by a fiery train derailment early last year say President Joe Biden’s visit is coming a year too late. The White House says Biden will visit East Palestine in February, but no date has been given for the Democratic president’s trip. The derailment displaced thousands of residents near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. Many residents have lingering fears about potential health effects from the assortment of toxic chemicals that spilled and the vinyl chloride that was released a few days after the crash to keep five tank cars from exploding. East Palestine resident Jeremy Smith said Wednesday he doesn’t know what the point of Biden’s visit is now.