Hazmat spills on the rise in Ohio (Ohio leads the nation in hazmat spills)

There is much more to this article than what I was permitted to post here. I hope folks will take a few minutes to follow the link. This situation could soon be coming to a town near you.

The Cincinnati Enquirer
Hazmat spills on the rise in Ohio
James Pilcher
July 7, 2014

Ohio leads the country in hazardous material transportation accidents, according to a four-month Enquirer investigation. Indiana and Kentucky also are in the top 12 states for hazmat spills.

More than a quarter of Ohio's overall incidents occurred in Greater Cincinnati. Our area experienced a hazmat spill every day on average in 2013.

The Enquirer analysis shows there have been about 5,550 hazardous waste incidents in Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky over the last 10 years. After a significant dropoff caused by the shutdown of DHL's hub in Wilmington and the recession, incidents have risen over the last three years, the data shows.

In the last decade, the local incidents include 169 major spills, 94 evacuations, 16 injuries and two fatalities....

MORE at http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/your-watchdog/2014/07/02/hauling-danger-hazmat-spills-rise-ohio/12072309/