A train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in Ohio, USA at the beginning of the month. The resident of the crash site found clear similarities between reality and the movie White Noise.
The residents of a small town in Ohio, USA, became the subject of global attention when a train carrying cancer-causing vinyl chloride, among other things, derailed at the beginning of February. It is highly flammable (you switch to another service)and is used in the production of PVC plastic and resins and vinyl chloride copolymers.
Some of the train’s dozens of carriages caught fire. A cloud of black smoke rose into the sky.
Just like in the movies.
In fact, even frighteningly similar to the movie White Noise. In it, the main parts are performed Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig.
Also in the movie, a bad train accident happens, as a result of which a huge cloud of poison spreads into the environment.
A resident of East Palestine Ben Ratner told People magazine (you will switch to another service) in an interview that he noticed the similarities between fiction and real life.
– Scary. “Absolutely insane how much this is the same as the movie,” he said.
According to the article, Ratner himself acted in the film and lives about a kilometer away from the accident site.
– Oscar-nominated director by Noah Baumbach in the absurdist comedy, the family struggles with love, death and a poisonous threat lurking in the upper air, writes Netflix on its website.
Eokuva is based Don DeLillo to the novel of the same name, published in 1985. The book’s main characters also live in Ohio.
The locals complain about the symptoms, the authorities reassure
Local people have complained of suffering from headaches, burning eyes and sore throats. However, Ohio state officials have assured that, according to tests, the city’s air is safe to breathe.
Criticism towards the actions of the authorities and the railway company has grown, however, ‘s US correspondent said Iida Tikka.
The subject has also been buzzing on social media. One of the tweeters has linked to his publication a picture of a tornado to describe the uproar.
There were about 150 freight cars in the train that crashed. The authorities suspect that the accident was caused by a mechanical fault in the wagon’s axle.