Ohio brewery fills 400K cans of drinking water for disaster prep

TRENTON — A Molson Coors’ brewing in Ohio is proactively producing 400,000 cans of water for those who may be affected after a disaster.

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To prepare for emergencies and natural disasters across the country, the Trenton brewery announced they will be filling thousands of cans with water.

Last month the company sent around 125,000 cans of water to East Palestine to aid recovery efforts after the train derailment.

In February a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed near East Palestine sending toxic chemicals into the air, soil, and creeks in the area.

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The incident has caused lingering concerns and anxiety for residents of the town, located near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, as well as increased scrutiny of railway regulations and calls for reform.