The beginning of the disaster in East Palestine, Ohio is clear.

February 3rd, just before 9 p.m. Eastern.

That's when a Norfolk Southern train pulling 20 cars carrying hazardous materials derailed,

sparking an enormous fire.

Adam Cornwell lives about a mile away just over the Pennsylvania border.

Well, I fell in my house shake and I thought the neighbor's house was on fire.

Till I went up over the hill, it looked like the whole town was on fire.

The end of the disaster is much less clear.

Officials say they've tested air and water for hazardous chemicals and they have not detected levels of concern.

Here's Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro speaking last week.

I've authorized testing of all of the wells on the Pennsylvania side and the public water system

to ensure that local residents have the comfort of knowing what's coming out of the tap is safe.

We've seen no concerning readings yet, but we're going to continue to test for months and months and months if not years.

But many residents of the area still feel unsafe.

Some have reported nausea, headaches, red eyes and rashes.

Then there's the question of cleanup and what happens to the waste and contaminated soil from East Palestine.

How are there folks in other states with concerns?

Legitimate concerns about how this waste is being transported and how it will be disposed of.

On Saturday, Deborah Shore, regional administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency,

temporarily paused the shipment of hazardous waste out of East Palestine.

Officials in Texas and Michigan had expressed a alarm that Norfolk Southern had shipped some of the material to disposal facilities in their states.

In a statement, Norfolk Southern said the disposal met state and federal regulations.

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