air-wise, i feel okay. water-wise, no. there s too many chemicals they don t want to identify completely. official reporter: officials say daily tests show the air and municipal drinking water are safe. but residents have little trust in them. are my kids safe? are the people safe? reporter: anxious residents demand answers. so far, they are working with us and fixing it. if that stops, i guarantee you i will be the first one in line to fight them. reporter: the epa ordered norfolk southern to complete all of the cleanup or the agency will immediately take over the cleanup and compel to make the company pay triple the cost. in no, way, shape or form, will norfolk southern get off the hook. reporter: the governor of
But when they return, some residents complain of headaches, rashes and nausea. watch this. you see that chemical pop out of the creek. this is disgusting. thousands of dead fish floating in local creeks like this one, behind kathy reese s home. air wise, i feel okay. water wise? no. no. there s just too many chemicals and stuff that works bill that they still don t want to identify completely. officials say daily tests continue to show the air and municipal drinking water are safe. but residents have little trust in them. my kids say, where the people say, is the future of this community safe?
Our employees. with that in mind, norfolk southern will not be in attendance this evening. cleanup efforts are underway, the governor telling the municipal water is safe to drink. the statement comes after new test results from the state environmental protection agency found no detection of contaminants. officials say, the toxic spill was largely contained in the day after the derailment, and tests have shown the air quality is safe. and while state officials the municipal water safe to drink, they are still suggesting those with private wells to get their water tested. in the back of your property . says she has been drinking bottled water instead of well water, ever since she started spotting dead fish in the creek following the derailment. she says she is still waiting for the state to come and test her well water. air wise, i feel okay, water wise, no.
Derailment. she is waiting for the state to come and test her water. air-wise, i feel okay. water-wise, no? there s too many chemicals that were spilled they don t want to identify completely. reporter: a ohio official estimates some 300,000 fish died after the derailment. these people saw the derailment from their homes and worry their neighborhood still is not safe. i don t recommend you put anything in the round. vegetables or anything this year. we don t know. i don t think they re going to do enough. reporter: and some residents say they are frustrated by what they say is a lack of communication with officials on the ground. we pass the creeks. and there s crew after crew with white hoses. they re asking me questions i don t have answers to. reporter: we found getting
And they are still suggesting those with private wells to get their water tested. in the back of your property they found yeah, dead fish. reporter: and kathy says she has been drinking builbottled w instead of well water ever since she saw dead fish in the creek. air-wise, i feel okay. we re-wise, no. there is just too many chemicals that were spilled that they still don t want to identify completely. reporter: ohio department of natural resources official estimates some 3500 fish in the state have died following the train derailment. these people saw the flames from their homes and worried that their neighborhood still may not be safe. i don t recommend you put anything in the ground. vegetables or tomatoes or anything this year because we don t know. i don t think that they will do enough.