2023 Ohio train derailment

When

3 Feb 2023

Kind

Rail accident

Coordinates

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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• Wikidata: air, rail, road, mining and industrial accidentsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “A Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials derails in East Palestine, Ohio”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Un accidente ferroviario ocurre en el pueblo de East Palestine, Ohio, Estados Unidos, en el que un tren que transportaba material peligroso, incluido cloruro…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “美国俄亥俄州东巴勒斯坦一列载有氯乙烯等危险化学品的货运列车发生火灾与爆炸，随后大量有毒危险化学品泄露。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page