The train that derailed in a small Ohio town was carrying more toxic chemicals than initially reported, it has been revealed, as officials Monday announced a town hall meeting to discuss the catastrophe would take place later in the week.
The community of East Palestine was rocked by the Feb. 3 derailment that forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents before authorities conducted a controlled burn of the Norfolk Southern Railroad train cars’ chemicals to stop a potential explosion.
Drone video captured by the NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board), showed nearly 20 charred passenger cars at the scene of the derailment. Smoke could also be seen rising from the blaze and filling the atmosphere.
Toxins like volatile vinyl chloride, as well as phosgene and hydrogen chloride, were known to be aboard. But other toxins were also in the cars of the train traveling from Illinois to Pennsylvania, ABC News reported.
The additional chemicals released into the air and soil after the fiery crash, included ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethylhexyl acrylate and isobutylene, according to the outlet, citing the US Environmental Protection Agency.
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