15-03-2023 19:47 via wane.com

Ohio shop faces grim reality amid train derailment exodus: 'The damage is already done'

(NewsNation) — Business owners in East Palestine, Ohio, are still struggling more than a month after the train derailment and toxic chemical release.
As more residents flee the town, Nate Velez, the owner of Velez Engines, told NewsNation he hasn't heard anything from customers, the EPA or FEMA."It's it's basically like no one's there," he said. "No phone calls. No customers. Nothing."Velez said he doesn't see a future in East Palestine for his business or for his family.
"It's not a very
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