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NTSB East Palestine Hearing Updates
Multiple witnesses say communication could have been better following the train derailment.
Thursday, June 22nd 2023, 9:45 AM EDT
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Multiple witnesses say communication could have been better following the train derailment.
Major General John Harris, Jr., Ohio National Guard:
“Communication. The impression was that they might be supporting a vent and burn for a single car. We later learned it was five cars which made a significant change in the modeling and the advice.”
East Palestine Fire Chief Keith Drabick:
“Somebody from Oxy Vinyl did come into the command post at the fire station on Main Street and asked where the representatives from Norfolk were and we sent them in their direction. That was the only interaction we had with those individuals.”
Robert Wood from Norfolk Southern:
“What I will say, we learn from every incident. This incident is no exception. I don’t know that anything about this changes the decision tree."