(The Cincinnati Enquirer posted the following article on its website on September 11.)
PLEASANT RIDGE, Ohio — A railroad employee who discovered a minor hazardous material leak from a train car this morning was transported to University Hospital for a possible inhalation injury.
District Four Fire Chief Robert McWilliams said the leak was reported at 2:47 AM at 2856 Cypress Way in Pleasant Ridge.
The Cincinnati Fire Hazardous Materials Unit discovered a minor leak around a valve on top of the tank car; tightening the valve stopped the leak. The material was methyl methacrylate.
The car was located in a rail yard run by the Indiana Ohio Railroad.