Crews work to prevent explosion at site of burning derailed train in Ohio as residents are urged to flee
NationalCrews work to prevent explosion at site of burning derailed train in Ohio as residents are urged to fleeThis 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. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)(CNN) — As residents are urged to flee, teams at the site of a burning derailed train in East Palestine, Ohio, are working to prevent a “catastrophic tanker failure” and explosion that could shoot deadly shrapnel up to a mile away, officials said. The explosion risk comes from a drastic temperature change inside one of the rail cars, warned Ohio Gov. “The crew did receive an alarm from a wayside defect detector shortly before the derailment, indicating a mechanical issue,” Graham said. Investigators have also requested records from Norfolk Southern, including track inspection records, locomotive and railcar inspections and maintenance records, train crew records and qualifications, Graham said.
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