A new lawsuit alleges for the first time that people died because of the disastrous 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.

It’s been two years since disaster struck the small community of East Palestine, Ohio. Vice President JD Vance was at the East Palestine fire department to mark the anniversary of the disastrous train derailment with first responders and elected officials,