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Report: Train part appeared to overheat before derailing |
A part from the train that derailed in East Palestine appeared to overheat just before the incident, according to a preliminary report from federal safety investigators. |
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That part, known as the train's wheel bearing, appeared to be in the "final stage of overheat failure moments before the derailment," the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report said, citing surveillance video. The report also stated that a detector found the bearing to be 253 degrees Fahrenheit above the area's air temperature. Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy confirmed to reporters that the initial fire was started by a combination of an overheated axle and a car containing plastic pellets. Homendy said there was no indication the train's crew did "anything wrong." NTSB investigators have taken possession of the wheel bearing in question as well as the affected wheel mechanism, according to the report. The investigation is ongoing and will further examine the design of the vinyl chloride tank cars and the derailment damage. It will also analyze the immediate response, in which first responders burned five vinyl chloride tank cars to prevent a possible explosion. Homendy predicted the full investigation would take between 12 and 18 months. Read the full story at TheHill.com. |
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National Transportation Security Board Chair Jennifer Homendy denounced politicized rhetoric around the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment, saying the board's focus is on the affected community. |
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| The National Transportation Security Board (NTSB) issued its first preliminary report Thursday on the Feb. 3 derailment of a train carrying hazardous chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio. |
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- National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy announced Thursday the agency will hold a rare "investigative field hearing" this spring in East Palestine, Ohio. She did not specify when exactly it would occur or who the witnesses would be.
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