The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit late Thursday against Norfolk Southern Corp to ensure that the company pays the full cost of cleanup and any long-term effects of the derailment in Ohio of one of its freight trains in early February.

Many of the first responders who helped fight the fire that erupted after the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, last month were ill-equipped and untrained to fight the massive chemical blaze that some now call "the hell fire.

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The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Norfolk Southern seeking to hold the railroad company accountable for the derailment last month in East Palestine, Ohio, and its toxic aftermath, according to court records.

The federal government is suing Norfolk Southern after a train derailment in East Palestine spilled toxic chemicals into the air, water and soil. The lawsuit, filed by the Department of Justice on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency,