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.
2 years after train derailment, East Palestine residents still have questions about their health
Two years ago, a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the small town on the border of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Several studies are ongoing to see what the public health impact of the accident is.
Vice President JD Vance will return to East Palestine later today for the 2-year anniversary of when dozens of train cars, including 10 carrying hazardous materials, derailed in a fiery crash.
It was just before 9 p.m. on Feb. 3. 2023 — a particularly frigid and quiet night — when an alarm sounded in the locomotive ...
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