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East Palestine Train Derailment

 
Site Contact:
Rachel Bassler
Public Information Officer

(R5_PIO@epa.gov)

Site Location:
East Palestine, OH 44413
 response.epa.gov/EastPalestineTrainDerailment
NRC#: 1359227

Please visit our East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment Emergency Response webpage for the latest updates on EPA’s emergency response to this incident.

 

NEW NUMBER
Information Line: 866-361-0526
The East Palestine information line is open from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM (Eastern Time). 

  


U.S. EPA contractor carrying air monitoring equipment for indoor air screening on Feb. 9, 2023 Norfolk Southern contractors removing a burned tank car (benzene, residual) from the crash site Oil product leaking from an upside-down damaged tank car and pooling on the ground Crash site recovery operations Real-time air monitor (yellow) next to a canister used to collect air samples. Photo taken by EPA's ASPECT (Airborne Spectral Photometric Environmental Collection Technology) system on Feb. 7, 2023. Photo taken by EPA's ASPECT (Airborne Spectral Photometric Environmental Collection Technology) system on Feb. 7, 2023. Photo taken by EPA's ASPECT (Airborne Spectral Photometric Environmental Collection Technology) system on Feb. 7, 2023. Photo of Air Monitoring Equipment Air Monitoring Equipment Deployed Photo from Drone overflight Boom at Leslie Run near Jimtown Rd Aeration pump set up along Sulphur Run Photo of Ambient Air Monitoring Equipment Photos from drone overflight Photos from drone overflight Photos from drone overflight