Skip to Content

New videos show towers of fire that prompted evacuations after last year’s fiery Ohio derailment

By JOSH FUNK and TOM KRISHER
Associated Press

Residents of eastern Ohio can now get an up-close view in newly released videos of the toxic towers of fire that forced them from their homes last February when officials decided to blow open five tank cars filled with vinyl chloride they worried might explode days after a Norfolk Southern train derailed. The National Transportation Safety Board released more than a half-dozen videos of the fire and huge plume of black smoke it generated in East Palestine, Ohio. They also released documents about the decision to release and burn the vinyl chloride. Those documents reinforce the questions raised last year about whether the tank cars really would have exploded.

Article Topic Follows: AP National

Jump to comments ↓

Author Profile Photo

Associated Press

BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION

KIFI Local News 8 is committed to providing a forum for civil and constructive conversation.

Please keep your comments respectful and relevant. You can review our Community Guidelines by clicking here

If you would like to share a story idea, please submit it here.

Skip to content