 So, what do we know so far about the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio? Well, at 9.55pm on the 3rd of February 2023, 50 wagons of Norfolk Southern Freight Train 32N derailed, 20 of the train's total of 141 wagons were carrying hazardous material. The crash resulted in a fire lasting for several days and eventually quelled by a controlled burn. One of the chemicals was vinyl chloride, a carcinogen. A burning released hydrogen chloride and phosphine, which can be immediately lethal. All residents within a one mile radius were evacuated for a few days. Luckily no one has died so far in the immediate disaster, but the long term effects are yet to be seen. The NTSB have initially put the cause as a faulty ax on one of the wagons, however because it's still so early after this disaster we'll have to wait and see what the long term effects will be.