EAST PALESTINE, Ohio - The East Palestine City School District has announced that schools will be closed on Monday, February 6, 2023 due to the current state of emergency.

According to a post on the district's Facebook page, all extra curricular activities have also been cancelled at the district.

The shelter will remain open at the middle school/high school gyms for as long as the mandatory evacuation is in place.

Federal, county, and state authorities continue investigating Friday night's multi-car derailment and fire of Norfolk and Southern Railroad tankers that have caused a major evacuation in the village.