Norfolk Southern Railways, the town of Ohio, announces the final settlement of deviation, toxic burning

The village of East Palestine and Norvolk, Sarsen, announced an American settlement of $ 22 million to resolve all the village’s emerging claims that the 2023 catastrophic train is near the Ohio Pennsylvania borders.

The settlement must be used for the priorities that the village defines with regard to climbing, but also recognizes about $ 13.5 million that the South Norfolk has already paid to the village, according to the joint announcement that was published on the village site. He also reaffirms the commitment of Norfolk Sarban of $ 25 million in continuous improvements to the park of eastern Palestine.

The shipping train in the village near the Pennsylvania state in February 2023 included 11 cars that transport dangerous materials. At least 1500 population was subjected to evacuation, and a few days later, officials were afraid of the unlimited explosion that was intentionally released and burned toxic vinyl chloride from five railway cars, and they sent fire and black smoke in the sky.

The National Transport Safety Council (NTSB) said in a later investigation that the venting and burning of vinyl chloride was not necessary because the chemical producer was confirmed that there was no dangerous interaction within the tank cars. The officials who made the decision – the governor of Ohio and the head of the local fire that leads the response – said they never told this.

The southern Norfolk and the village agreed that the proposed regional training center in the village is not possible and the work will not continue to build the center according to the statement. Norfolk Souton agreed to transfer about 15 acres (six hectares) obtained to the center to the village and is still committed to providing training for the first respondents in eastern Palestine in other facilities in the region.

Additional legal procedures are suspended. The population challenges Settlement of the work of the Norfolk Safar, 600 million dollars I have asked the court related to the court to refuse the order of the judge who is asking them to put a bond of $ 850,000 to continue their appeal for higher compensation and more information about pollution.

Nearly $ 300 million of the settlement was suspended due to the appeal, although the judge agreed to the deal in September. Residents of admission to the Court of Appeal urges the sixth district to prevent them from having to offer the huge amount to continue their claims.

Watch the city’s residents have concerns about air and water quality (2023):

The railway company ordered the cleaning of water and soil after Ohio

The United States government requests the southern Norfolk railway operator to clean the soil and contaminated water at a dangerous train site in eastern Palestine, Ohio, where officials are trying to persuade cautious residents that the tap water is safe to drink.

This settlement does not include any acceptance of responsibility or violations.

He said ntsb The reason for the decrease in the breeds was due to a wheel loaded by the video was on the fire For more than 30 km in advance, but it was not caught in a timely manner by inaccurate detectors on the side of the track.

President of NTSB Jennifer Humid last year Norfolk accused the southern of interfering in the investigation And that the company was threatened as a summons on more than one occasion before sending the required information to federal investigators.

She said: “The abuse of Norfolk, Sitarne’s treatment of the party’s operation is unprecedented.”