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Evacuation efforts continue after East Palestine train derailment

February 7, 2023

Rescue efforts are underway after residents were forced to evacuate their homes in East Palestine following a train derailment Friday night. TV2's Jacob Brooks visited East Palestine and talked with...

Large explosion at East Palestine train derailment

Jacob Brooks, TV2 Reporter February 6, 2023

Shortly before 5 p.m. Monday, there was a large explosion at the site of the train derailment in East Palestine. It happened just over an hour after crews began the process of releasing chemicals from...

This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk and Southern freight train that derailed Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio are still on fire at mid-day Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023.

Evacuations ordered amid fears of an explosion as an Ohio train continues burning days after derailment

Hannah Sarisohn, CNN February 5, 2023

(CNN) — Residents near the site of a train derailment that sparked a massive fire in East Palestine, Ohio, were urged to evacuate immediately Sunday night due to the risk of an explosion, authorities...