Ohio train derailment

Residents near the Ohio-Pennsylvania state line who were told to evacuate after tanker cars derailed in a fiery crash have still not been allowed to return ...

"And we're going to continue to monitor until the fire's out." "For now, out of an abundance of caution, Pennsylvanians who live within two miles of East Palestine, where this derailment occurred, should just continue to shelter in place this evening and keep your windows and your doors closed." Ten of the derailed cars were transporting hazardous materials, five of which contained vinyl chloride. A large ball of fire and plume of black smoke could be seen billowing high into the sky from the smoldering derailment site in East Palestine, Ohio, as the controlled burn took place. East Palestine is a small village in northeastern Ohio, near the border with Pennsylvania. About 50 cars of a Norfolk Southern Railroad train, traveling from Illinois to Pennsylvania, derailed in East Palestine on Friday night at around 9 p.m.

Advocates say Pittsburgh's ailing infrastructure and densely populated landscape put it at risk of a dangerous rail accident similar to the fiery derailment ...

But Olcerst said that rail bridges should be of even greater concern because they have to support far more weight, and the explosive material they carry, such as natural gas, could have consequences that extend far beyond the crash site. Monday, it hadn’t detected any changes to the quality of air it monitors. “What's happened is they've adopted a business model which almost caused the nationwide rail strike,” Olcest said. And each derailment, he said, shows different ways that the city is at risk of future and potentially more deadly crashes. Olcerst said that this wouldn’t be surprising because the company is responsible for inspecting its own rail cars, and the industry's reliance on self-monitoring hasn’t always worked. Initial indications from the National Transportation Safety Board suggest the accident in East Palestine was due to a mechanical failure in one of the rail cars. “If you are within the orange area on this map, you risk permanent lung damage within a matter of hours or days.” Olcerst said it was lucky that neither the truck nor the train was carrying something more explosive. “The [National Transportation Safety Board] limits our ability to speak on the derailment while their investigation is underway,” said spokesperson Conor Spielmaker in an email. Josh Shapiro issued a dire warning on Monday afternoon to Pennsylvania residents near the border of Ohio where a train derailment was threatening lives in East Palestine. But some Pittsburgh-area environmental advocates say that thousands of lives could be at risk if a similar accident were to happen within city limits. Rail operator Norfolk Southern was planning to release toxic fumes from five of the derailed cars into the atmosphere at 3:30 p.m., and some residents still had not evacuated.

The burning stopped after a controlled release of the chemical at the train derailment site in East Palestine, Ohio, near the Pennsylvania border.

The derailment has upended life in East Palestine, a village of about 5,000 people. “We’re already to the point where the cars became safe. “Then an emergency brake application initiated.” “The detonation went perfect,” Deutsch said. [said Sunday](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/06/us/east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment-fire-monday/index.html) that there was a mechanical failure warning before the crash. The train, which partially derailed Friday, had more than 100 cars. [straddling the Ohio-Pennsylvania border](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/06/us/east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment-fire-monday/index.html). [ a massive inferno](http://www.cnn.com/2023/02/04/us/east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment-fire/index.html) and increased pressure inside the hot steel. After the breach, officials detected “slightly elevated” readings of the phosgene and hydrogen chloride in the burn area and “only one minor hit for the hydrogen chloride downwind of the burn area” within the exclusion zone, the EPA’s James Justice said Monday evening. A team will continue to monitor the air and water quality in the area, officials said. [unstable, toxic chemical](http://www.cnn.com/2023/02/06/us/east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment-fire-monday/index.html) Monday at the train derailment site in East Palestine, near the Pennsylvania border. The burning stopped after a controlled release of the