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On Feb 3, 2023 a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying vinyl chloride derailed and exploded. The debris was then subjected to a controlled burn by emergency crews, which released hydrogen chloride and phosgene into the air.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/11/ohio-train-derailment-wake-up-call Ohio catastrophe is ‘wake-up call’ to dangers of deadly train derailments]</ref>
On Feb 3, 2023 a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying vinyl chloride derailed and exploded. The debris was then subjected to a controlled burn by emergency crews, which released hydrogen chloride and phosgene into the air.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/11/ohio-train-derailment-wake-up-call Ohio catastrophe is ‘wake-up call’ to dangers of deadly train derailments]</ref>


No one was killed in the actual event itself, but fears about the chemical exposure remains.<ref>[https://rumble.com/v29ksmq-america-is-a-failed-state-run-by-psychopaths-jimmy-dore-weighs-in-on-the-de.html "America is a failed state run by psychopaths" Jimmy Dore Weighs In On The Decline Of The Empire] with [[Jimmy Dore]] on the Kim Iversen show on [[Rumble]]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/Commie_Angel/status/1624790054806728705 "When Chernobyl happened, USSR evacuated the town. Every person was forced to leave. They were given new places to live & healthcare for the rest of their lives. ... In Palestine Ohio, USA ppl are on their own. No hotel vouchers even. Nothing but lies & dead pets, & a scary future..."] by @Commie_Angel on [[Twitter]]</ref>  
No one was killed in the actual event itself, but fears about the chemical exposure remains.<ref>[https://rumble.com/v29ksmq-america-is-a-failed-state-run-by-psychopaths-jimmy-dore-weighs-in-on-the-de.html "America is a failed state run by psychopaths" Jimmy Dore Weighs In On The Decline Of The Empire] with [[Jimmy Dore]] on the Kim Iversen show on [[Rumble]]</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/Commie_Angel/status/1624790054806728705 "When Chernobyl happened, USSR evacuated the town. Every person was forced to leave. They were given new places to live & healthcare for the rest of their lives. ... In Palestine Ohio, USA ppl are on their own. No hotel vouchers even. Nothing but lies & dead pets, & a scary future..."] by @Commie_Angel on [[Twitter]]</ref>
 
== External reading ==
 
* [[wikipedia:2023_Ohio_train_derailment|2023 Ohio train derailment]] on English Wikipedia


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Revision as of 17:03, 16 February 2023

On Feb 3, 2023 a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying vinyl chloride derailed and exploded. The debris was then subjected to a controlled burn by emergency crews, which released hydrogen chloride and phosgene into the air.[1]

No one was killed in the actual event itself, but fears about the chemical exposure remains.[2][3]

External reading

References