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Norfolk Southern contractors advised emergency responders to breach the five tank cars, drain the contents and then set fire to the tens of thousands of gallons of vinyl chloride inside.
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Shradha Dinesh, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
Struggling to contain the fire, officials feared five tank cars carrying vinyl chloride were in danger of exploding.
—Shradha Dinesh, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
Soon after, firefighters clad with gas masks and full personal protective equipment arrived on scene to mitigate the leak, which developed a full vapor plume spewing from the top of the tank car.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2024
Federal investigators confirmed Tuesday that a hot railcar wheel bearing sparked a fire and caused the massive derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying tank cars with hazardous materials in East Palestine, Ohio, in 2023.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 25 June 2024
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Shradha Dinesh, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
Struggling to contain the fire, officials feared five tank cars carrying vinyl chloride were in danger of exploding.
—Shradha Dinesh, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
Soon after, firefighters clad with gas masks and full personal protective equipment arrived on scene to mitigate the leak, which developed a full vapor plume spewing from the top of the tank car.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2024
Federal investigators confirmed Tuesday that a hot railcar wheel bearing sparked a fire and caused the massive derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying tank cars with hazardous materials in East Palestine, Ohio, in 2023.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 25 June 2024
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“Tank car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tank%20car. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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