alan freedreuters i just want to know why people are getting sick she repeated i am begging you by the grace of god please get our people out of here thursday nights town hall marked one of the largest public forums for east palestine residents to confront the rail company though ceo alan shaw has made visits to the town and met with local leaders and community members alan freedreuters homeowners have been complaining of an array of symptoms including eye and skin irritation nausea and headaches recently a medical clinic opened to address those with health questions and concerns residents attend a town hall to discuss the train derailment that spilled toxic chemicals in east palestine ohio mar 2 2023 biden says he will visit east palestine at some point after toxic train derailment dont lie to us however when the regional administrator for the environmental protection agency debra shore once again told residents officials had not found any chemical levels that posed a health concern she was met with shouts we are sorry for what happened wilson said continuing that they would do the right thing including cleaning up the site and testing conaway gestured for the epa to answer and responded so do i one man became emotional as he addressed norfolk southerns representative saying he didnt feel safe living in east palestine with his children and grandchildren nobody has said that to you guys she said to applause shaw did not attend the town hall one person yelled alan freedreuters norfolk southerns representative darrell wilson did speak to the crowd apologizing for what happened but was immediately met with a flurry of angry questions im sorry for every one of you somebody should be apologizing because we all deserve one they also expressed frustration at being told everything is ok when that is the opposite of how they feel one woman stood up and addressing her community said what she felt should have already been expressed by all the government leaders present we are not imagining this he said its been four weeks since a norfolk southern train derailed in the town on the ohiopennsylvania border releasing vinyl chloride ethyl acrylate and isobutylene into the environment chemicals that are considered to be very toxic possibly even carcinogenic with high exposures people that have symptoms they shouldnt be dismissed he said to applause theyre all scientists theyre sitting up here telling us nothing is wrong one resident said in a heated exchange with mayor trent conaway one man asked why residents had been told it was safe to come home as soon as they were the decision to do a controlled burn led to residents fears that they were exposed to high levels of vinyl chloride a colorless gas that burns easily and is associated with an increased risk of several cancers including brain liver and lung cancers as well as lymphoma and leukemia according to the national cancer institute this is not something