Скачать или смотреть NTSB releases final report on East Palestine train derailment

Just about 16 months after the small Eastern Ohio town was thrust into the national spotlight, the National Transportation Safety Board has finished its investigation into how a train derailed in East Palestine, spilling toxic materials onto the ground and sending hazardous chemicals into the air.

The NTSB had already determined a bearing on one of the railcars overheated, causing an axle to separate and the train to crash before catching fire. Officials then decided to blow open five tank cars and burn off the vinyl chloride that was inside, something the board says was likely unnecessary while noting that those who made the call said didn't have all the information they needed.

On Friday, the NTSB release its full final report, totaling 216 pages and giving further detail on the investigation and its findings. The board also issued more than 30 new recommendations it says could have helped before, during, and after the derailment.

The recommendations include creating a database of bearing failures to help address risk factors, as well as one directing the Norfolk Southern Railway to revise the company procedures to immediately provide emergency responders with an accurate copy of train contents, something the board claims the railway delayed doing in the leadup to the toxic release. The NTSB also determined post-derailment hazards people were exposed to were at least partly caused by Ohio's insufficient training requirements for volunteer firefighters, and laid out recommended training for dealing with hazardous materials.

Jiovanni Lieggi reports. --

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