Burning off toxins wasn't needed after East Palestine train derailment, NTSB says The National Transportation Safety Board said in a report on the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio ...

Norfolk Southern on Tuesday faced harsh criticism from regulators for its decisions immediately after a February 2023 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

The head of the NTSB told Congress the decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the toxic chemical inside them after a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Ohio wasn't justified.

Burn-off of toxics in Ohio derailment was unnecessary, NTSB says. Federal agency releases final report on fiery train wreck that alarmed East Palestine and launched a national debate on rail safety.

The National Transportation Safety Board said the decision to vent and burn the toxic chemicals in the Norfolk Southern train that derailed in East Palestine, OH, was not justified.

This video screenshot released by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows the site of a derailed freight train in East Palestine, Ohio that ocurres on Feb. 3, 2023.

NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy told the US Senate that the burn that took place shortly after the toxic train derailment in East Palestine last year was not necessary. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

Norfolk Southern on Tuesday faced harsh criticism from regulators for its decisions immediately after a February 2023 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. During an all-day hearing in the town ...

Norfolk Southern on Tuesday faced harsh criticism from regulators for its decisions immediately after a February 2023 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Norfolk Southern on Tuesday faced harsh criticism from regulators for its decisions immediately after a February 2023 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio ...