Another Norfolk Southern train derails in Ohio, railroad says no toxins aboard By Reuters

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By Brad Brooks

(Reuters) -A Norfolk Southern (NYSE:) practice derailed in Ohio on Saturday, the second such incident involving the railroad in that state in a few month, prompting native officers to order residents residing close to the positioning of the accident to shelter in place.

Norfolk Southern mentioned the practice that derailed close to Springfield was not carrying any hazardous supplies and that nobody was damage. Native authorities mentioned first responders on the scene had been working to verify that no toxins had been concerned.

The accident follows the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern practice in East Palestine, Ohio, 180 miles (290 km)northeast of Springfield. The East Palestine derailment despatched hundreds of thousands of kilos of poisonous chemical substances into the setting and compelled hundreds of individuals to evacuate.

Norfolk Southern mentioned in an emailed assertion that Saturday’s derailment of about 20 vehicles of a 212-car practice occurred because it was touring southbound close to Springfield. The assertion didn’t give any trigger for the derailment.

“No hazardous supplies are concerned and there have been no reported accidents,” Norfolk Southern mentioned. “Our groups are en path to the positioning to start cleanup operations.”

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg mentioned on Twitter he had been briefed by the Federal Railroad Administration on the most recent derailment and that they might intently monitor the scenario.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine mentioned President Joe Biden and Buttigieg had referred to as him to supply any help wanted with the most recent accident. “We do not imagine hazardous supplies had been concerned,” he mentioned.

Clark County officers requested residents residing inside 1,000 ft (300 meters) of Saturday’s derailment to “shelter-in-place out of an abundance of warning,” based on an announcement on the county’s Fb (NASDAQ:) web page.

It mentioned there have been energy outages within the space as a result of downed energy traces ensuing from the accident and that it was not clear how lengthy it could take to revive electrical energy.