Residents near Ohio train derailment report dead fish, chickens: U.S. media

NEW YORK, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- For days, authorities have been telling residents of the area around East Palestine, Ohio, the United States, that it is safe to return home after a 150-car train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed Feb. 3, NBC News reported Monday.

But one resident told local media that her five hens and rooster died suddenly last Tuesday. The day before, rail operator Norfolk Southern had burned train cars carrying vinyl chloride, a flammable gas, to prevent an explosion, the report said.