Norfolk Southern on Tuesday faced harsh criticism from regulators for its decisions immediately after a February 2023 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

This video screenshot released by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows the site of a derailed freight train in East Palestine, Ohio that ocurres on Feb. 3, 2023.

The head of the NTSB told Congress the decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the toxic chemical inside them after a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Ohio wasn't justified.

A massive controlled burn that sent toxic chemicals into the air of East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023 was not necessary, the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board testified at a ...

Toxic chemical burn-off from Ohio train derailment was unnecessary, safety board rules - Residents of East Palestine, ... NTSB chair said at a Congressional hearing in March. ...

Experts called by the US National Transportation Safety Board, or NTSB, to testify about February’s train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, said at a hearing Thursday that tank cars containing ...

THE NTSB SAYS NORFOLK SOUTHERN’S DECISION TO RELEASE A TOXIC PLUME ... failed to accurately measure the temperature of the burning bearing, NTSB investigators aid that Norfolk Southern and ...

The controlled burn that spread toxins after the Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine last year was not necessary.Ohio U.S. Senator J.D. Vance said tha ...

However, the controlled burn released a massive black cloud filled with toxic chemicals and known carcinogens. Many residents complained of illnesses, as well as pets, fish and wildlife dying.

Norfolk Southern on Tuesday faced harsh criticism from regulators for its decisions immediately after a February 2023 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. During an all-day hearing in the town ...

NTSB also found it was unnecessary for Norfolk Southern to recommend firefighters perform what was described as a "vent and burn" procedure on the tank cars containing vinyl chloride, sending a ...