Another Norfolk Southern train has derailed in Ohio, one month after the fiery derailment in East Palestine.Twenty-eight cars of a Norfolk Southern cargo train derailed near Springfield Saturday evening, the second derailment of the company’s trains in Ohio in a month, officials said.Unlike the Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, officials said there were no hazardous materials aboard the train.On Sunday, officials in Clark County provided an update on the Norfolk Southern train derailment that took place Saturday, when more than 20 cars went off the tracks.Watch the full press conference in the video below.Multiple state agencies spoke along with Norfolk Southern at the press conference, stressing that there is no risk to the public's safety.Unlike the Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, officials said there were no hazardous materials aboard the cars that derailed.Norfolk Southern said that there were a couple of liquid propane and ethanol cars, but none of those derailed and are not expected to leave any impact.The crash happened Saturday night around 5 p.m. A Norfolk Southern train traveling from Bellevue, Ohio, to Birmingham, Alabama, derailed near Springfield, with 28 cars of the 212-car train going off the tracks.Firefighters and hazmat crews worked fast to begin cleaning up the derailment, with power lines involved making those efforts tricky to navigate.On Saturday night, Clark County issued a shelter-in-place order for people who live within 1,000 feet of the site.On Sunday morning, the shelter-in-place for residents who live within 1,000 feet of the derailment was lifted, with officials saying there is no danger to the public.Norfolk Southern said the derailment will be investigated, like all train derailments.Ohio EPA said there was no release of any chemical or hazardous material. They went on to say that there was one car carrying PVC pellets that affected the soil. EPA will remain on site throughout the cleanup process to ensure that the soil is not impacted."There have been multiple sweeps by multiple teams of technicians, hazmat and Ohio EPA to ensure that there aren't any chemicals present in the soil or water that would harm the public here in Clark County," Clark County Combined Health District's Charles Patterson said.On Feb. 3, 38 cars of a Norfolk Southern freight train in East Palestine, in northeast Ohio near Pennsylvania, derailed, and several of the train’s cars carrying hazardous materials burned.Though no one was injured, nearby neighborhoods in both states were imperiled. The crash prompted an evacuation of about half the town’s roughly 5,000 residents, an ongoing multigovernmental emergency response and lingering worries among villagers of long-term health impacts.
Another Norfolk Southern train has derailed in Ohio, one month after the fiery derailment in East Palestine.
Twenty-eight cars of a Norfolk Southern cargo train derailed near Springfield Saturday evening, the second derailment of the company’s trains in Ohio in a month, officials said.
Unlike the Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, officials said there were no hazardous materials aboard the train.
On Sunday, officials in Clark County provided an update on the Norfolk Southern train derailment that took place Saturday, when more than 20 cars went off the tracks.
Watch the full press conference in the video below.
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Multiple state agencies spoke along with Norfolk Southern at the press conference, stressing that there is no risk to the public's safety.
Unlike the Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, officials said there were no hazardous materials aboard the cars that derailed.
Norfolk Southern said that there were a couple of liquid propane and ethanol cars, but none of those derailed and are not expected to leave any impact.
The crash happened Saturday night around 5 p.m. A Norfolk Southern train traveling from Bellevue, Ohio, to Birmingham, Alabama, derailed near Springfield, with 28 cars of the 212-car train going off the tracks.
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Firefighters and hazmat crews worked fast to begin cleaning up the derailment, with power lines involved making those efforts tricky to navigate.
On Saturday night, Clark County issued a shelter-in-place order for people who live within 1,000 feet of the site.
On Sunday morning, the shelter-in-place for residents who live within 1,000 feet of the derailment was lifted, with officials saying there is no danger to the public.
Norfolk Southern said the derailment will be investigated, like all train derailments.
Ohio EPA said there was no release of any chemical or hazardous material. They went on to say that there was one car carrying PVC pellets that affected the soil. EPA will remain on site throughout the cleanup process to ensure that the soil is not impacted.
"There have been multiple sweeps by multiple teams of technicians, hazmat and Ohio EPA to ensure that there aren't any chemicals present in the soil or water that would harm the public here in Clark County," Clark County Combined Health District's Charles Patterson said.
On Feb. 3, 38 cars of a Norfolk Southern freight train in East Palestine, in northeast Ohio near Pennsylvania, derailed, and several of the train’s cars carrying hazardous materials burned.
Though no one was injured, nearby neighborhoods in both states were imperiled. The crash prompted an evacuation of about half the town’s roughly 5,000 residents, an ongoing multigovernmental emergency response and lingering worries among villagers of long-term health impacts.
