A chemical gas leak from a rail tanker in a Cincinnati suburb has caused officials to issue evacuation orders within a 1/2-mile radius of the site for fear of an explosion.

The evacuation was for 210 homes in Whitewater Township, Ohio, 22 miles northwest of Cincinnati near the Kentucky state line. Residents outside of the evacuation radius are under shelter-in-place recommendations.

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