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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>
[[File:Screenshot of Richard Medhurst's Reporting on the East Palestine Chemical Disaster.png|thumb|467x467px|Screenshot of [[Richard Medhurst]]'s reporting on the East Palestine Chemical Disaster<ref name=":0" />]]
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><ref name=":0">[https://youtu.be/HDFXHYGF7T0 IN FULL DETAIL: They Won’t Tell You This About Ohio Train Derailment] by [[Richard Medhurst]] on [[YouTube]]</ref>


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


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Environmental disasters]]

Latest revision as of 21:08, 23 February 2023

Screenshot of Richard Medhurst's reporting on the East Palestine Chemical Disaster[1]

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.[2][1]

No one was killed in the actual event itself, but fears about the chemical exposure remains.[3][4]

External reading[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]