The decision to conduct a controlled burn of five derailed tank cars that unleashed a plume of toxic chemicals last year in East Palestine, Ohio, was based on flawed and incomplete information, the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board testified Wednesday at a Senate hearing.
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East Palestine ‘controlled burn’ could have been avoided, NTSB chair says
The Norfolk Southern train derailment in Ohio again came under scrutiny at a Senate hearing
By Liz Goodwin
Updated March 6, 2024 at 6:27 p.m. EST|Published March 6, 2024 at 1:23 p.m. EST