Out of EP

My name is Zsuzsa Gyenes and 3 weeks ago, Friday Feb 3rd, around 9pm my 9yr old son and I were painting his Minecraft Valentine’s Day box in our living room when a train carrying toxic and highly carcinogenic chemicals explosively derailed about a mile from our home. It immediately burst into flames hundreds of ft tall, massive plumes of black choking smoke, and consequently began spewing over a million lbs of lethal gases and liquids right on top of our little town of only 4,700. We followed local authorities orders to shelter in place but we began smelling the noxious gases in our home around 3am. This caused my son and I both to become violently ill forcing us to quickly evacuate. The situation took an even darker turn a few days later when one of the hazmat tankers destabilized leading to a massive intentional burn controlled by local government. The plume was seen on satellite radar and has become infamous for its resemblance to a mushroom cloud bomb. Shockingly, the evacuation order was lifted only two days later and trains ran through the newly built tracks within 3 minutes. Despite our air testing safe by the railroads team, my home still has an overwhelming smell of chemicals and continues to make me terribly sick every time I try to return home. The railroad will not provide assistance after their test says the air is ok, even if you are getting sick with chemical exposure symptoms. Many residents are having this same issue. At the time of evacuation we weren’t informed the train was burning hazardous materials but poison control said my son and I likely had an allergic reaction to an irritant, such as the ones released by the train. My family and I have been living in a hotel with our two cats for over three weeks now and it is clearly not ideal nor financially feasible to continue. As a mother, I cannot morally bring my immune compromised son back to a home I know has been bombarded by some of the most deadly chemicals known to man, particularly dioxins which they are not yet testing for. Back to a home that I can’t physically be in myself. I recently broke my leg so I have been out of work already for two months. I hope our town finds the answers and solutions that we so very much deserve but until then I’m kindly and also desperately asking for support in relocating my family to a new safer home and in replacing our belongings lost to chemical contaminants. Thank you