A rail car in the area of Cleves and Whitewater Township is longer leaking styrene, but evacuation orders and the closure of roads and businesses in the area remain in place.

A sheriff's vehicle blocks a road closure at U.S. Route 50 and Ohio State Route 128 in Whitewater Township near Cleves, Ohio, ...

Students in school buildings and residents in neighboring homes were told to evacuate after a dangerous chemical began leaking from a railcar Tuesday near Cincinnati.

An evacuation order remains in place after a railcar in Ohio began leaking styrene on Tuesday. While the leak has stopped, roads in the area are also staying closed.

While the leak coming from the train car appeared to be a gas, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences says styrene is a colorless, flammable liquid used to make plastics and rubber.

An evacuation order remained in effect Wednesday for residents in an Ohio community as crews continued to work at the scene of a dangerous chemical leak.

President Joe Biden has been briefed on the leak and he directed his staff to provide any resources needed, a White House ...