Ohio Train Derailment Sparks Calls for Preparedness and Federal Action
The National Transportation Safety Board is holding hearings into the freight train derailment and chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio. The February derailment turned into a national political story after authorities decided to vent and burn the hazardous vinyl chloride the train was carrying. The NTSB released almost 5,000 pages of records detailing its investigation into the East Palestine derailment. The manufacturer of the vinyl chloride told investigators in the weeks after the derailment that the gas did not pose an explosion risk as emergency crews in East Palestine feared, according to documents the National Transportation Safety Board released Thursday.
- NTSB hearing live updates: Witnesses questioned on Ohio train derailment The Washington Post
- Crew warned Norfolk Southern about train size before East Palestine derailment POLITICO
- East Palestine fire chief tells NTSB hearing he had 13 minutes to make key decision The Washington Post
- River Valley renews call to DeWine to request Federal Emergency Declaration in East Palestine WFMJ
- Oerther: An East Palestine-like spill could happen in Missouri. We must be ready for it. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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