CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A local lung specialist has reassured residents that short-term exposure to styrene, a compound used in plastics, is unlikely to have lingering health impacts.

Residents may now return home after being ordered to evacuate due to a styrene leak near Cleves Tuesday afternoon.. Officials at a press conference Wednesday evening said the evacuation order ...

Exposure to styrene can damage organs, inflame lungs and make it hard to breathe, according to previous Enquirer reporting of a 2005 styrene leak incident in Cincinnati's East End.

In August 2005, styrene began leaking from a rail car in Cincinnati's East End. That was not the result of a derailment, but the leak forced evacuations and shelter-in-place orders for residents.

Cincinnati styrene leak caused concern in 2005. In August 2005, styrene began leaking from a railcar in Cincinnati's East End. That also was not the result of a derailment, ...

WLWT got a firsthand look inside Hamilton County Emergency Management and Homeland Security at how exactly lifesaving alerts work in times of crisis, including severe weather.

In August 2005, styrene began leaking from a rail car in Cincinnati's East End. That was not the result of a derailment, but the leak forced evacuations and shelter-in-place orders for residents.

Here's what the Drug & Poison Information Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital advises regarding returning home following the styrene leak.

A dangerous chemical leak in Ohio on Tuesday could ignite an explosion, officials warned. A tanker train car began leaking styrene in the Cleves and Whitewater Township areas in the western ...

For longtime residents of southwestern Ohio, the incident may bring back memories of a railcar styrene leak in Cincinnati in August 2005, which took more than two days to resolve and prompted a ...

A chemical gas leak from a rail tanker in a Cincinnati suburb has caused officials to issue evacuation orders within a 1/2-mile radius of the site for fear of an explosion. The evacuation was for ...