Lawsuit blames deaths on Ohio train derailment

East Palestine Train Derailment Explained
On the evening of Friday, February 3, 2023, 38 of 149 cars of a Norfolk Southern Railway freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. Five of the derailed cars were carrying vinyl chloride, a hazardous material that built up pressure in the resulting fires,
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.
Lawsuit blames deaths on toxic East Palestine train derailment
A new lawsuit alleges for the first time that people died because of the disastrous 2023 East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment.
VP Vance visits East Palestine two years after Norfolk Southern train derailment
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Two years after train derailment and chemical disaster in East Palestine, some residents worry about liver cancer
A Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, spilled chemicals, sickening residents. Now researchers are tracking the long-term health effects.
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.
Lawsuit blames deaths on Ohio train derailment as Vance says US needs 'to do better on rail safety'
A lawsuit alleging for the first time that people died because of the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment was announced on Monday's second anniversary of the toxic crash near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border amid a flurry of new litigation.
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Two years ago: East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment remembered
Two years ago, a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, led to a chemical fire and evacuation. Cleanup efforts are largely complete, but residents remain worried about long-term health ...
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East Palestine reaches settlement with Norfolk Southern over 2023 derailment
Norfolk Southern and East Palestine, Ohio ... used for priorities identified by the Village in connection with the train derailment," the a statement said. The agreement "resolved all claims ...
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East Palestine resident: Town ‘fractured’ years after derailment
Train derailment led to chemical explosion ... the lack of health monitoring Nearly two years after a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, caused a chemical explosion, resident Hilary ...
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Norfolk Southern and East Palestine announce $22 million settlement after 2023 derailment
East Palestine and Norfolk Southern have announced a $22 million settlement resolving all of the village’s claims arising from the disastrous 2023 train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania ...
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East Palestine reaches $22 million settlement with Norfolk Southern over derailment
East Palestine, Ohio, agreed to a $22 million settlement with Norfolk Southern on Monday, nearly two years since its hazardous train derailment. On Feb. 4, 2023, a Norfolk Southern train’s ...