EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Two years after a Norfolk Southern train derailment spewed a toxic cloud that drove thousands from ...

Short of sitting by the tracks and scrutinizing hazardous material placards, they have no way ... A tank car leaking liquid butyl acrylate, a flammable liquid used to make plastics and other ...

"Thankfully, I believe the tanker was empty at this point. If it was carrying flammable liquids, according to the placard, but there was no leaks, no danger to the community,” said Ulshafer.

Rumpke said people and businesses often place flammable items, including oxygen tanks, propane tanks and lithium-ion batteries, inside the cans. In the aftermath of the explosion, the company ...