Two years after derailment, toxic chemicals still roll through East Palestine
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Two years after a Norfolk Southern train derailment spewed a toxic cloud that drove thousands from their homes, freight trains with the same chemicals central to that disaster roll through town — with few steps taken by lawmakers to prevent another disaster.
New lawsuit blames 7 deaths on 2023 East Palestine train derailment
On Feb. 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed after a railcar's wheel bearing overheated, causing a fire. Three days later, officials conducted a "controlled release" of several tank cars that were filled with vinyl chloride, a toxic and flammable gas that can cause certain cancers, to prevent an explosion.
Two years ago: East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment remembered
It was two years ago that the lives of residents of nearby East Palestine, Ohio, and the Darlington area of Beaver County just inside Pennsylvania were blown up by a train derailment that burned for days and then was exploded, creating a chemical cloud that hung for hours over the region.
The next morning, the incident was all over the news. This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train ... like a black wall, like in the middle of her street,” ...
More than 700 current and former East Palestine residents have filed a new lawsuit two years after the derailment sent toxic ...
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