East Palestine, Ohio

East Palestine (pronounced "eest pal' uh steen") is a village in eastern Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. In 2010, 4,721 people lived there. It is on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border.
History.
2023 train accident.
On February 3, 2023, there was a train accident in the village. A freight train was carrying dangerous chemicals. The train went off the tracks and the chemicals escaped from some of the twenty or so freight cars that carried the chemicals. The East Palestine government declared a state of emergency the next day. Two days later, on February 6, the governor of Ohio said people had to leave ("evacuate") the area. He said they had to do this because the chemicals might explode. Then the chemicals were drained from the many freight cars into a trench and burned to get rid of them. Then the chemicals were burned. On February 8, people could return. 
The chemicals in the freight cars included vinyl chloride, butyl acrylate, ethylhexyl acrylate, and ethylene glycol monobutyl. 
Public service.
There are three public schools in East Palestine.
The village has a public library. It is the East Palestine Memorial Public Library.
The village has a history museum. It is the Log House Museum.
The village has a post office.