Here s nbc s tom costello. reporter: from that massive fire in georgia to a chemical spill near philadelphia, the train derailment in east palestinian and plastics fire in richmond, indiana, fear of the unknown is most terrifying the epa finding hydrogen cyanide, benzine zpl it s hard for me to breathe and my lungs are hurting i have extremely bad headaches reporter: lynn childers already had efrp zee ma. he was outside gardening with his great grandchild and this black soot or something falling from the sky i want to make sure my kids are going to be okay reporter: a coalition of groups working to track and prevent chemical disasters estimates there s a chemical
Gardening with his great-grandchild. and this black it looked like soot or something falling from the sky. reporter: cherese munion lives in east palestine. i m concerned with myself but i want to make sure that my kids are going to be okay. reporter: a coalition of groups working to track and prevent chemical disasters estimates there s a chemical fire, explosion, or toxic release every other day in this country. that is just simply too much. you can t smell cancer on your skin, right? so these chemicals can do harm, either immediately or over a long period of time. reporter: the coalition wants stronger epa regulations on hazmat storage, switching to safer alternatives, and informing communities and firefighters of the toxins in their back yards. lung experts warn even minimal exposure to some toxins can do lasting damage. the effects can last for some time. and how long, could be weeks, could be months, could be years. reporter: lynn childers is most concerned for hi
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Some sort of remnants of something that may have been in those cars. those cars were mostly empty. i want to know if there were any contaminants left in those mostly empty cars that may have affected clark county near the fairgrounds all the way to springfield. healthcare concerns persisted east policy and after 20 cars of a train derailed which caused a chemical fire there. there is no risk to public water systems after this most recent rack. the governor says president biden and pete are offering the federal government support. in just five months nobody was immediately endured as a result of the wreck. the fortune was that was boxcars and cargo and not more chemicals. thank you. arthel: president biden has yet to announce a reelection bid but