A train derailment in Ohio nearly caused an ecological disaster — Who is to blame?

A worker stands on a tanker car next to a burnt out box car in a gated yard near the train tracks in East Palestine on Wednesday.
A worker stands on a tanker car next to a burnt out box car in a gated yard near the train tracks in East Palestine on Wednesday. Photo credit © Mike Cardew / USA TODAY NETWORK

(WWJ) On February 3, 2023, a freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, after a bearing broke on one of the cars.

This caused several cars carrying hazardous chemicals to become compromised, and the town had to be evacuated.

In today's episode of The Daily J podcast, WWJ's Brian Fisher learns more about the dangers of vinyl chloride, whether this derailment could have been avoided, and who is to blame for it. (Click the play button above to listen).

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