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Ohio derailment that released toxic chemicals raises railroad safety questions
By Josh Funk
What is vinyl chloride, the chemical released from the East Palestine train cars?
By Anya Litvak & Hanna Webster
Residents not yet allowed to return to homes near site of fiery train derailment in Ohio
By Holly Yan, Sara Smart & Michelle M. Watson
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Fearing an explosion, officials release toxic chemical after Ohio train derailment
By Marlene Lenthang & Dennis Romero
Flames were reaching ‘100 feet in the air’: Chief describes train fire in East Palestine
By Chelsea Simeon & Gerry Ricciutti
Officials say odor not dangerous, urge caution
By Aileen Blaine, Stan Boney Boney & Jerica Lynn Rogers
Did train wrecks spill hazardous chemicals near your home? A look at the data
By Jayme Fraser & Tami Abdollah
Ohio train derailment: Evacuation order lifted, residents can return home
By Peter Charalambous & Morgan Winsor
Derailed Train in Ohio Carried Chemical Used to Make PVC, ‘the Worst’ of the Plastics
By James Bruggers
Ohio skyline lit up by fireball, black plumes of smoke as toxic chemicals are released from derailed train
By Paul Best
Toxic Fumes Are Released From Burning Train That Derailed in Ohio (Published 2023)
By Christine Hauser & Livia Albeck-Ripka
East Palestine Train Derailment: Evacuations ordered with rail car at risk for explosion following massive fire
By Christopher Derose, Lauren Linder & Briana Smith
Ohio train derailment: Officials urge people to stay away from hazardous scene
By Justine Mcdaniel & Andrea Salcedo Llaurado
Evacuation order lifted for residents near where train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed
By Holly Yan, Nouran Salahieh & Joe Sutton
Ohio crews release toxic chemicals from derailed train
By Brandon Drenon
Crews release toxic chemicals from derailed tankers in Ohio
By John Seewer & Patrick Orsagos
Ohio town under evacuation order after train derails, chemical burns
By Phil Helsel & Dennis Romero
Controlled chemical release scheduled to prevent explosion in wake of Ohio train derailment
By Marlene Lenthang & Dennis Romero
Train derailment in northeastern Ohio sparks massive fire
By Christina Maxouris, Rebekah Riess & Hannah Sarisohn
Evacuations ordered amid fears of an explosion as an Ohio train continues burning days after derailment
By Hannah Sarisohn
Derailed train cars in Ohio drained of toxic chemical amid mass evacuation
By Kanishka Singh & Steve Gorman
Why the toxins from the Ohio train derailment could have posed deadly threats for residents nearby
By Julia Jacobo
East Palestine, Ohio, declares state of emergency after train derails
By Justine Mcdaniel, Joel Achenbach & Andrea Salcedo Llaurado
Ohio officials urge evacuations near derailment amid explosion fears
By Thao Nguyen & Alan Ashworth
Toxic chemicals successfully released from cars on derailed Ohio train
By Ashley R. Williams & Thao Nguyen
Train derailment, fire, evacuation in East Palestine
By Mike Gauntner & Chris Cerenelli
Officials speak on dead fish following train derailment
By Jennifer Rodriguez
East Palestine officials grateful for community support following train derailment
By Abigail Cloutier, Anna Marsick & Noelle Haynes
Ohio train derailment causes massive fire, forces village evacuation
By Timothy Hj Nerozzi