Second Ohio Train Derailment Reported; Officials Say No Hazardous Materials Involved

A second Ohio train derailment was reported, with the crash coming from the same company that crashed in East Palestine, Ohio.

Officials said that the second Norfolk Southern crash involved no hazardous materials. The incident happened at 5 p.m. near Springfield, Ohio, according to The New York Times.

The train of 212 cars was traveling from Bellevue, Ohio to Birmingham, Alabama. The same rail company had the same crash incident in East Palestine, which caused concerns about air and water quality.

The second crash had caught the attention of lawmakers, with Republican Rep. Mike Turner saying on "Meet the Press" on Sunday that it was "truly outrageous."

He added that it seems that they "may have missed a bullet in this one."

A democrat Senator of Ohio, Sherod Brown, said that the second Ohio train derailment was at least 50 cars longer as compared to the train derailment that occurred in East Palestine.

He noted that the railroads "got a lot of questions" yet to be answered, adding that "they haven't really done it very well yet."

Second Ohio Train Derailment by Norfolk Southern

The Norfolk Southern spokesperson said more or less 20 cars of the 212-car train derailed while traveling south.

One witness, Shawn Heaton, said that he was waiting at an intersection as the train crossed and captured the incident on video.

Heaton said that he heard the bang and saw "all kinds of debris and metal shoot out" from under the cars, as reported by The Guardian.

The Clark County emergency management agency had asked residents within 1,000 feet of the derailment to be in a shelter. However, the agency said that it has not released formal evacuation orders.

USA Today reported that Turner was asked by NBC's Chuck Todd if the rail industry needs new regulations, to which the Republican lawmaker replied, "absolutely."

The Ohio representative added that derailment after derailment shows that there is "really the lack of investment," which needs to change.

Ohio Train Derailment in East Palestine

On Friday, it was reported that the Ohio train derailment in East Palestine caused one possible chemical concern at higher levels than normal, according to officials.

The monitoring report was from a team of scientists from Carnegie Mellon University and Texas A&M at a briefing. Researchers said it was still unclear what effect the chemical acrolein could have on residents' health.

CNN noted that many residents have reported worrisome health symptoms in the weeks since the derailment, which included rashes and headaches.

University researchers said that the information in the new analysis was collected on February 20 and 21.

The lab also found amounts of benzene, toluene, xylenes, and vinyl chloride was below the minimal risk levels for intermediate exposures, which was set by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Dr. Ivan Rusyn, director of the Texas A&M University Superfund Research Center, said that it is still early to tell whether the elevated levels will have an effect on residents' health.

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Written by: Mary Webber

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