In Paulsboro, New Jersey, vinyl chloride exposed, a bridge collapses, four railroad freight trains derails into the Mantua Creek near the Delaware River around 7:00 a.m. Friday. Also Barack Obama lands in Philadelphia International Airport across the river from the spill.
Vinyl chloride is a Group A human carcinogen. It is also a is a colorless flammable gas a manufactured substance that evaporates very quickly and easily ignited.When breathing vinyl chloride at high levels for even short periods of time, people can experience ill effects including dizziness, sleepiness, and even unconsciousness. Exposure to extremely high levels can cause death. Breathing vinyl chloride for long periods of time can result in permanent liver damage, immune reactions, nerve damage, and liver cancer.
This is the same bridge that collapsed in August 2009 as a 50-car coal train passed over it, spilling 16 cars into the water.
Coast Guard Evacuating Half-Mile Area Around Derailment
LINK: Red Cross info on Shelter-In-Place order
President Barack Obama is visiting Hatfield, Pennsylvania to visit a small business. Obama wants to use it as an example of the types of companies he says will be hurt if lawmakers don’t stop the series of tax increases and spending cuts from going into effect Jan. 1.
Can the gas travel over the Delaware River to the Phila. airport and cause respiratory problems?
Sidewalks Chalk 
These are hazarded chemicals being transported over bridges that are in decay.
I waited to find a video to place.
They are downplaying the chemical spill on the local news. Gets in the water. From what I read, it should be taken very serious.
Obama is using the Airport right across the river.
Bad day to grab that Photo op.
Being reported he is at the factory with 5 military helicopters landed.
Obama never travels light.
Seems like these days the gov’t. always down play the danger. Tell the people the truth good, bad or ugly they deserve the truth.
I just got up to this am. I started researching and this is No Joke.
The news reporters are in a fog. Grab that story. suffer repercussion later.
But the EPA is assessing the situation, All the cancer causing chemicals have dissipated. It is a gas. orderless.
This is 20 miles west of me.
http://www.shraderlaw.com/vinyl-chloride/
Obama is now taking all the local news @ Noon. What a joke.
thinks he is still on the campaign trail.
Screw the spill, I want my Face time. AH
First don’t go outside. Just trust the MSM and Obastard RIGHT!
I don’t understand why he is out on the “trail” instead of working with the Congress on this problem. He makes me sick. He will blame everyone else and not take any blame.
This spill is serious. Wow they are not telling the public.
Found a post on it
Polyvinyl chloride, or vinyl—makes dioxin when it burns and yes, the Trade Center was surely full of PVC. It’s used in electrical cables, flooring, wallpaper, and office furniture
http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/153/
Vinyl chloride, Trying to find the destination of the above rail car carrying the vinyl chloride
Why is this chemical being transported through a small town and over a failed bridge? Can someone answer that question? to make cheap plastic somewhere.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinyl_chloride
I know this is a conspiracy theory site, but they were right on it from the get go.
WTH.
BREAKING!!!! RAIL CAR CRASH Vinyl Chloride released into water — NJ
http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2066932/pg1
If they let the people know that dangerous items were being shipped through your community, you wouldn’t allow it. That is why the gov’t. wants to keep everyone in the dark. They figure what you don’t know you are to stupid to look it up. Thanks SB for keeping this in the news! 😉
CSB Safety Video: Vinyl Chloride Explosion and Fire ( No Problem here)
Where is Christie?
Here you go a Smart and Informed resident, Taking this incident full circle.
This is what the Officials should be handing out to ppl.
Trying to find out where the Governor is hiding also, good question.
I am posting comments on local news outlets and asking questions.
They do not know how to report investigate a new story any longer.
Where is the local officials taking a stand and helping the residents?
They won’t come in to help the citizens until it is safe for them.
I am not surprised with this get up. I wonder what the reporters think? Something along the lines of “Oh crap”!
Only yesterday updates: Manuta creek leads into the Delaware River, only millions of ppl ‘s drinking water.
Oh wait they found something in the air? Quietly being reported on in print.
New evacuations after N.J. derailment
U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Drew Madjeska said people living within 12 blocks of the bridge over Mantua Creek in Paulsboro might be out of their homes for several days, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. About 500 people were affected.
Several cars on the long freight train derailed at about 7:15 a.m. when a bridge over the creek collapsed. Four tanker cars carrying vinyl chloride went into the water, rupturing one of them.
Stevenson said air tests showed “spiking” levels of vinyl chloride in late afternoon. Earlier in the day, environmental officials had suggested any air problems would be short-lived because the gas dissipates quickly.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/12/01/New-evacuations-after-NJ-derailment/UPI-58141354344660/
I wouldn’t eat or drink anything that comes for that area. Who inspects the bridges? Who is responsible for the bridges?
One year later: Paulsboro still feeling effects of train derailment, toxic chemical spill
http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/index.ssf/2013/12/one_year_later_paulsboro_still_feeling_effects_of_train_derailment_toxic_chemical_spill.html
NTSB Faults Conrail Training and Procedures in 2012 Paulsboro, NJ Derailment
(video)
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/07/29/ntsb-blames-conrail-training-and-procedures-in-2012-paulsboro-nj-derailment/
Paulsboro Spill is Our Fault?
Paulsboro train derailment, chemical spill caused health problems in residents, DOH reports May, 2014
http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/index.ssf/2014/05/paulsboro_train_derailment_caused_health_problems_in_half_of_residents_doh_report_says.html