Styrene, a toxic and flammable chemical that is used to make plastic and rubber, began leaking Tuesday afternoon from a ...

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 chemical spill in Cleves, OH, from an open valve on a train car led to evacuations, emergency responses, and road closures.

The styrene leak from a railcar in the Cleves and Whitewater Township area has stopped, but officials said an evacuation ...

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.

Styrene, a toxic flammable chemical leaking from a railyard in western Hamilton County, is widely used to make plastics and rubber.