EAST PALESTINE (WKBN) – A Norfolk Southern train, which totaled around 50 cars, derailed around 9 p.m. Friday on the tracks that run east and west through East Palestine.
The fire is still burning.
See photos of the fire below.
This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk and Southern freight train that derailed Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio are still on fire at mid-day Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) WKBN WKBN WKBN This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk and Southern freight train that derailed Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio are still on fire at mid-day Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) WKBN Courtesy of Nick Yarosz WKBN This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk and Southern freight train that derailed Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio are still on fire at mid-day Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk and Southern freight train that derailed Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio are still on fire at mid-day Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) WKBN Thick black smoke could be seen billowing as crews began releasing toxic chemicals from a set of derailed train cars in East Palestine, Ohio on Monday. (WKBN) WKBN Courtesy of Jonathan Shofstahl Courtesy of Jonathan Shofstahl Courtesy of Jonathan Shofstahl Courtesy of Jonathan Shofstahl Courtesy of Jonathan Shofstahl Courtesy of Jonathan Shofstahl Viewer submitted photo Courtesy of Justin Meek Courtesy of Justin Meek Courtesy of Charity and William Peters Courtesy of Charity and William Peters Courtesy of Charity and William Peters WKBN The fire stretched for a half-mile down the tracks, with smoke and flames visible for miles around. (Charity and William Peters) WKBN WKBN Courtesy of Nick Yarosz Credit: WKBN FILE – A man takes photos as a black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern train, Feb. 6, 2023. After toxic chemicals were released into the air from a wrecked train in Ohio, evacuated residents remain in the dark about what toxic substances are lingering in their vacated neighborhoods while they await approval to return home. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) WKBN