The accident occurred a month after a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, about 290 km north-east of Springfield. Read more at straitstimes.com.
and forced thousands of people to evacuate.
“No hazardous materials are involved and there have been no reported injuries,” Norfolk Southern said. “Our teams are en route to the site to begin cleanup operations.” Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said President Joe Biden and Mr Buttigieg had called him to offer any assistance needed with the latest accident. “We don’t believe hazardous materials were involved,” he said.
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