Burning off toxins wasn't needed after East Palestine train derailment, NTSB says The National Transportation Safety Board said in a report on the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio ...

AKRON, Ohio — The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that burning off chemicals after a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Ohio in 2023 was unnecessary, with an agency official ...

Venting and burning vinyl chloride from derailed rail cars was a mistake after the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the National Transportation Safety Board announced Tuesday.

On June 25, the NTSB hosted a meeting to release its final report on the cause of the derailment and its fiery aftermath. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy opened with an apology to the East Palestine ...

On Tuesday, NTSB board members confirmed that a trackside detector in Salem, Ohio, failed to accurately detect the overheated rail car bearing that was on fire some 20 miles (32.19 kilometers ...

That decision was contradicted by the NTSB, whose investigative team concluded that the burning of the toxic chemical was not needed to prevent a catastrophic explosion that was feared at the time.

NTSB releases new information on SEPTA train fire in in Ridley Park, Delaware County 00:33. A "strong burning smell" was reported in the lead railcar at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia about ...

When the train was at 30th Street Station, the NTSB says the train's engineer received a call at 5:07 p.m. from SEPTA's chief dispatcher about a strong burning smell in the lead railcar (railcar 132).

The National Transportation Safety Board outlined its final report on the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine and offered safety recommendations.