‘This Is Disgusting’: J.D. Vance Scrapes Creek Bed With Stick After Train Crash, Oily Substance Emerges In Viral Video

Footage of Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), disturbing a creek bed, East Palestine OhioAs the nation is increasingly concerned about the effects of the Norfolk Southern, the country has seen millions of people view this video. train derailment.

All residents within one mile radius of the train derailment were evacuated by local and state authorities. started To reduce the chance of an explosion, a controlled burning of industrial chemicals was done on the vehicle. This could have caused shrapnel to be released into the small community. Five train cars carrying vinyl chloride, a carcinogen that is used in the manufacture of PVC, released massive plumes last week, visible across eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania.

Vance posted footage on Thursday afternoon showing the newly elected lawmaker standing next to an East Palestine creek. Beyond the “dead worms and dead fish” Vance observed in the water. He used a stick and sand to disturb the creek bottom. Within moments, an oily sheen was visible on the surface.

“This is disgusting,” He commented. “The fact that these chemicals are still seeping in the ground is an insult to the people who live in East Palestine. Do not forget these people.”

Today, I visited a creek in East Palestine. These waterways remain very polluted. It’s time for Norfolk Southern to finish the cleanup. You can see the video here: pic.twitter.com/4lsHBmrMJj

— J.D. Vance (@JDVance1) February 16, 2023

The footage comes after federal and state officials insisted that the water in East Palestine is currently potable. The EPA said that “test results from the village’s municipal well sampling showed no water quality concerns,” while Governor Mike DeWine (R-OH) announced that tests conducted by the Ohio EPA revealed “no detection of contaminants in raw water from the five wells that feed into East Palestine’s municipal water system.” He added that the agency is “confident that the municipal water is safe to drink.”

Fox 19 anchor Tricia Macke shared a similar video in which she threw a rock into a creek and caused chemicals to rise to the surface. “Would you stay here? Would you drink that water?” she asked. “Would you bathe your kids when it’s bubbling up and looking like an oil slick?”

You cannot deny – that water is not clean. @FOX19 pic.twitter.com/HjPFEtwijZ

— Tricia Macke (@FOX19Tricia) February 16, 2023

Vance also challenged EPA Administrator Michael Regan, who visited East Palestine on Thursday, to drink the tap water his agency claimed was safe. “If I was living here, I would drink the bottled water for now. Better safe than sorry, especially because it’s being provided for free,” he told reporters. “That’s the advice I would give, and again, the residents are going to make their own decisions on this.”

DeWine spokesperson Dan Tierney said in a statement to Fox News that the Federal Emergency Management Agency, also known as FEMA, rejected the state’s request for federal aid because the incident purportedly did not qualify for assistance. Ohio was able to receive some help through the Department of Health and Human Services to assist residents who need medical care as a result of the derailment and controlled burn.

Beyond concerns with the water, residents have mentioned a lingering smell in the air, deceased wildlife and livestock, and various health issues. One first responder said in an interview with The Daily Wire that he and his colleagues experienced “bad cough, headaches, sore throat, and diarrhea” after assisting community members impacted by the derailment.