WILLARD, Ohio (AP) — Authorities are evacuating hundreds ofhomes in a small northern Ohio city
after a railcar in a rail yard beganleaking a liquid believed to be highly flammable and
toxic.Localresponders and cleanup workers from transportation company CSX Corp.are at the scene of the
spill in Willard, about 65 miles southwest ofCleveland. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the leak
of theliquid, which was believed to be styrene monomer. Styrene monomer isused to make a variety of
plastic and rubber products.Residents were told to evacuate the nearby area, encompassing an estimated
400 homes.Police tell WEWS-TV in Cleveland that the motels in Willard quickly filled with people who
were forced to evacuate overnight.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material
may not be published, broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.WILLARD, Ohio (AP) — Authorities are
evacuating hundreds ofhomes in a small northern Ohio city after a railcar in a rail yard beganleaking a
liquid believed to be highly flammable and toxic.Localresponders and cleanup workers from transportation
company CSX Corp.are at the scene of the spill in Willard, about 65 miles southwest ofCleveland. It
wasn’t immediately clear what caused the leak of theliquid, which was believed to be styrene monomer.
Styrene monomer isused to make a variety of plastic and rubber products.Residents were told to evacuate
the nearby area, encompassing an estimated 400 homes.Police tell WEWS-TV in Cleveland that the motels in
Willard quickly filled with people who were forced to evacuate overnight.Copyright 2013 The Associated
Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.