2023 Ohio train derailment

Cuándo

3 feb 2023

Tipo

Accidente ferroviario

Coordenadas

40.84° N, 80.52° W

Description

Train derailment and environmental pollution in East Palestine, Ohio

Deaths

0

Injured

0

Cause

mechanical failure

2023 disaster in Ohio, United States

On February 3, 2023, at 8:55 p.m. EST (UTC−5), a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, United States. The train was carrying hazardous materials when 38 cars derailed. Several railcars burned for more than two days and emergency crews also conducted controlled burns of several railcars, which released hydrogen chloride and phosgene into the air.

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