all of a sudden, starting like yesterday I keep seeing like baseless fearmongering about the ohio fire. Random people saying shit about how they KNOW all the water is contaminated and beyond saving, that everyone will die and shit.
Im begging people, please look up things just a little bit. please realise the reporter got arrested not for 'getting close to the truth' or whatever but becasue small town cops only know how to solve things with violence. He was arrested in a room with other reporters, like they werent covering shit up. the brun ended last week, and every step has been monitored. There are maps of free air quality data that are constantly updated, and they track organic compounds like those that were realased and there isnt a noticeable uptick, even down wind. both of the dangerous chemicals that come from the burning reaction (HCl and phosgene gas) both react with water to make hydrochloric acid, so tracking spread is as easy as checking water ph to see if its safe, and in the air will decompose as well with ambient water.
The claims of dead animals are from after the first leak (other containers besides vinyl chloride were ruptured) which likely caused it. Post burn there are 6 dead animals, 5 pet chickens 10 miles away and 1 guys fox. There have been talk about other dead animals but none yet have been reported. I dont know if these animals died in relation to this stuff and happen to be much more susceptible to these chemicals or what.