Freight train cars continued to burn on February 5 sending up heavy smoke following a derailment that prompted an evacuation order and a declaration of a state of emergency in an Ohio village near the Pennsylvania state line.
About 50 cars derailed in East Palestine at about 9 pm EST Friday.
The rail operator said the train had more than 100 cars, 20 of which were classified as carrying hazardous materials – defined as cargo that could pose any kind of danger “including flammables, combustibles, or environmental risks”.
Authorities launched a federal investigation and monitored air quality from the various hazardous chemicals in the train.
The cause of the crash is still unknown and the fire could take a few more days to put out.
Al Jazeera’s Hoda Abdel-Hamid reports.
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Doesn’t happen in China and Russia
Only happens in Ohio.💀
@TheObservations Real 🗿👍
happens there too
it happens at scales you couldn’t imagine.. especially China.
Always the best technology lol
Caused by the driver looking at balloon
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣with small eyes.
they have a village called East Palestine ???? I wonder if that train was called Israel
I thought she misstated that, but it’s funny, especially given the current situation.
Ohio is the best state in US
Normal day at ohio
Only in ohio
Average ohio morning
US should spend trillion to improve infrastructure and railways which are failing, rather than engaging wars.
touche
railroads are private dont belong to the gov to care for. the companys who own it should take better care.
@rose smith companies should not be aloud to produce such toxins ,its also used for kids toys,would you let your kids play with toys made from this stuff after seeing this fire?
Speaking as an American that’s what we wanted.
@rose smith 15-30 bilions profit per year, yet they cut down manpower (1 man for 3 man job, 10-14h shifts, with 10h mandatory rest and then they can be called anytime again 24/7/365 and need to be on site in 1,5h after the call – no matter if it was 2am or 2pm) and absolutely won’t invest into equipment or railroad maintanence unless they really have to (when they assume, there will be more $$$ doing it). And then, things like these happens .. but i’m sure the shareholders won’t care as long as they make profit out of it
Average train in ohio
Who discovered the oil in arab countries☺️☺️☺️☺️
Down in Ohio
Swag like ohio….
First World country
Territories world cancer world
First world military and the rest is up to the will of the wealthy.
Vocês não tem noção o quanto me perseguiram….tenho lampejos de lucidez dessa história…uma delas o uma representante policial dizer que o sinal era deles e eu dizer que preferia ser cega. Daí cegaram a cachorra lasier da minha mãe…eles são do mal.
Al Jazeera There’s something wrong with your audio as the left side is louder than the right side in all of your videos recently.
China’s High Speed Rail Zoom Zoom,
While US’s Rail Choo Choo Train,
Now US’s Train Boom Boom.
Oh no the comments
Disasters all over US.
Everyone was arguing over the Chinese balloon and forgot about their jobs and safety.
Ohio… Like always 🤣
Yep, the dumpster is actually on fire.
@Matt Swingle Why?
Well, what couldn’t go wrong with Ohio 😢💀💀
it is just for memes guys. its just stereotype.
so what is the name of the chemical company ? what else is in those cars?
Z huge grave turn?
well well, only in OHIO!
Why?
Normal incident in ohio
Ha ha ha ha ha
Good
Wonder if you’re saying the SAME to what’s happening to Turkey and Syria
Cancer world &territories. Thank God
Real or STAGED as usual. Allah’s akbar or laughing SHEKELS az usual.
Weaponized trains control too?
Oh no communism again?
Socialism
IRANIAN or islamophobic faults again. Or what’s goes round COMES around baby’s. Allah’s akbar
Never heard of a weather Rahdar LMAO. I have heard of a Weather Radar though.
All jokes aside.
This derailment was pretty bad. Just thankful nobody was hurt. I have family who live in East Palestine. Glad they’re ok.
Thankyou for your time today And have a wonderful day 😊
I love when they tell you the air quality is just fine just fine what a joke
Hey look the Americans finally destroyed something in their own country.
Start a bucket brigade.
Keith Drabick looks like a solid firefighter no bs
I was just watching a documentary on lac megantic so the timing of this is interesting lol but seriously this sucks
@al jazeera you need better audio guy
We don’t live in villages we live in cities. If you foreigners are going to report our news get our names right.