America's Chernobyl: East Palestine, Ohio Jan 3, 2023
On the evening of February 3, 2023 a Norfork Southern train was passing through the town of East Palestine, Ohio . The locomotive was pulling 150 cars stretching almost two miles behind it. Suddenly the train's emergency brakes activated causing at least 50 of those train cars to jump the tracks. Residents ,just finishing dinner were starting to get ready for bed were startled by a huge explosion and fire that lit up the countryside and turned the sky black and impenetrable to sight. The response by first responders was quick with over 70 fire, police and medical crews dispatched to the emergency. Officials identified chemicals stored in some of those containers as being were highly toxic and issued a 1 mile mandatory evacuation zone. Norfolk Southern personnell later advised that 4 of the train cars contained hydrogen chloride , a chemical that is highly toxic to human beings and the surrounding enviornment. These cars remained intact. As the incident was progressing a relief v...