NTSB officials said Tuesday that the train operator and its contractors failed to tell incident commanders that the maker and shipper of the vinyl chloride had said venting and burning the ...

The NTSB also approved about two dozen recommendations that are not legally binding. The recommendations include revising guidelines for venting and burning rail car contents, implementing new ...

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 ...

TODAY, THE NTSB RELEASED A COUPLE OF NEW PHOTOGRAPHS ... also pose an environmental threat because when water is used on a burning battery, it can produce toxic fumes. Firefighters also need ...

“On behalf of the entire agency I want to recognize the significant impact this derailment has had,” NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy Homendy said at the beginning of Tuesday’s hearing. She said ...

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.

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).

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 ...

Though the semi-truck had veered off the road, the CHP said the crash had created a hazardous materials situation due to the toxic fumes released from the burning ... the NTSB noted they will ...

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 ...