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[KevinKorell]

WFMJ-TV, Channel 21 in Youngstown, OH, 2/3/23:

 

 

 

  Train derailment, fire, evacuation in East Palestine    

 

 

 

Officials in Columbiana County are responding to East Palestine following a train derailment and major fire that lit up the night sky for miles Friday night.

 

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East Palestine is very close to the Ohio/Pennsylvania border, and it's on the line followed by Amtrak's Capitol Limited.   That train was annulled westbound at Pittsburgh, and eastbound at Toledo, with the equipment returning to starting points in discharge-only mode.

[CNJRoss]

Associated Press, 2/4/23

 

 

50-car train derailment causes big fire, evacuations in Ohio

 

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — A train derailment and resulting large fire prompted an evacuation order and a declaration of a state of emergency in an Ohio village near the Pennsylvania state line, covering the area in billows of smoke lit orange by the flames below.

 

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Mayor Trent Conaway of the village of East Palestine declared a state of emergency, citing a “train derailment with hazardous materials.” Air quality was being monitored throughout a one-mile zone ordered evacuated and there had been no dangerous readings to report, he said.

 

Norfolk Southern said the train was carrying more than 100 cars, 20 of which were classified as carrying hazardous materials, defined as cargo that could pose any kind of danger “including flammables, combustibles, or environmental risks.”

 

The National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday that it was “launching a go-team to investigate” the derailment, and board member Michael Graham would “serve as spokesperson on scene.”

 

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[KevinKorell]

Inside Edition, 2/4/23:

 

 

 State of Emergency Declared After 50-Car Train Derailment in Ohio      

 

 

A 50-car train derailment set off a massive fire in Ohio late Friday night, leading officials to declare a state of emergency.

 

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[KevinKorell]

WKBN-TV, Channel 27 in Youngstown, OH, 2/4/23:
 

 

   East Palestine train derailment fire was visible on Pittsburgh radar   

 

 

Friday night, a Norfolk Southern train consisting of about 50 railcars derailed in East Palestine, Ohio around 9 p.m. resulting in a massive fire.

 

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[KevinKorell]

WKBN-TV, Channel 27 in Youngstown, OH, 2/3/23:
 

 

     East Palestine officials give update on train derailment fire

 

 

The mayor of East Palestine has declared a State of Emergency after a train derailment caused a massive fire Friday night that is still burning into Saturday afternoon. The mayor says a mandatory evacuation order is still in place for part of the East Palestine community.

 

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[lunarwhite]

Departures for both directions of the Capitol Limited, 29 and 30, have been cancelled on 2/4 and 2/5 due to this derailment.

The departures for 2/6 have also been cancelled.

Edited by lunarwhite, 05 February 2023 - 02:01 PM.

[CNJRoss]

February 4, 2023: NTSB Board Member Michael Graham briefs media on the 02/03/2023 Norfolk Southern freight train derailment near East Palestine, Ohio.

 

(46) NTSB Media Brief: Norfolk Southern Freight Train Derailment (02/04/23) - YouTube

[CNJRoss]

WKBN-TV FirstNews27, Youngstown, OH 2/4/23

 

 

EAST PALESTINE TRAIN DERAILMENT

Vinyl Chloride: How dangerous is it?

 

 

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (WKBN) — Four of the train cars involved in the East Palestine train derailment were carrying a chemical called vinyl chloride. It is a very dangerous chemical when ingested or breathed in.

 

Officials tell First News the vinyl chloride is not on fire. One of the cars is slowly leaking pressure, which is what it is designed to do to prevent an explosion. But as other First News articles have detailed through previous coverage, the situation is still unstable.

 

 

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[CNJRoss]

WKBN-TV FirstNews27, Youngstown, OH 2/5/23

Resources for East Palestine residents affected by train derailment fire

 

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (WKBN) – Saturday, Norfolk Southern Railway opened an assistance center and are taking information from residents impacted by the disaster.

 

It will be open again Sunday and is located at the East Palestine Park Community Center at 31 Park Drive. It will be open 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. No further details have been released for how many days the site will remain open.

 

The school district reminds everyone they are still a shelter open for residents within the evacuation zone. They will continue sharing updates as the morning continues.

 

First News spoke with EMA director Peggy Clark Sunday morning. She said the number of residents at the shelter has dropped to 16.

 

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[CNJRoss]

CNN, 2/5/23

 

Ohio train continues burning days after derailment as officials say air, water quality remain safe for now

 

CNN — Officials continued on Sunday to monitor the environmental impact caused by a derailed train carrying hazardous materials late Friday in East Palestine, Ohio, a crash that led to a large inferno that continues to burn, evacuations, a shelter-in-place order and concerns about air quality.

 

Trent Conaway, the mayor of East Palestine, assured residents the air and drinking water remain safe after the Norfolk Southern train crash. He said classes at East Palestine schools would be canceled Monday, as would city meetings.

 

The train derailed in East Palestine, about 15 miles south of Youngstown, Friday evening, according to earlier comments by officials. Of the more than 100 cars, about 20 were carrying hazardous materials, according to the National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the incident.

 

Ten of those cars derailed, including five that were carrying vinyl chloride, the NTSB said in a statement Saturday. The agency said so far it had “not confirmed vinyl chloride has been released other than from the pressure release devices.”

 

 

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