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A pump sucks in and sprays water at Leslie Run Creek just ahead of filters set up to catch chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio on Feb. 19, 2023.

‘I don’t feel safe in town,’ East Palestine train derailment: What’s happening one year later

Lauren Bischof, Beat Reporter February 8, 2024

On Feb. 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in the village of East Palestine, Ohio, igniting a fire consisting of toxic chemicals, spurring temporary evacuation of residents...

This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk and Southern freight train that derailed Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio are still on fire at mid-day Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023.

Evacuations ordered amid fears of an explosion as an Ohio train continues burning days after derailment

Hannah Sarisohn, CNN February 6, 2023

(CNN) — Residents near the site of a train derailment that sparked a massive fire in East Palestine, Ohio, were urged to evacuate immediately Sunday night due to the risk of an explosion, authorities...

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