The National Transportation Safety Board will start taking sworn testimony Thursday as part of its probe into the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Portions of a Norfolk and Southern freight train that derailed the night before in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 4, 2023.The National Transportation Safety Board will start taking sworn testimony Thursday as part of its probe into theThe agency is holding an investigative hearing on Thursday and Friday in East Palestine, where a Norfolk Southern Railway train carrying toxic chemicals derailed on Feb. 3, resulting in the release of hazardous materials into the air, soil and creeks in the area.
Five of the tank cars contained 115,580 gallons of vinyl chloride, a highly volatile colorless gas produced for commercial uses. Responders subsequently conducted an hourslong controlled release and burn of the vinyl chloride, causing a large ball of fire and sending a plume of black smoke filled with contaminants into the air.
The site of the derailment of a train carrying hazardous waste in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 23, 2023.The NTSB will use the information gathered during the hearing to "complete the investigation, determine probable cause, and make recommendations to improve transportation safety," the agency said. Its full investigation could take up to 18 months from the date of the accident to complete, it said.
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