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0:44Now PlayingSecretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg toured the East Palestine train wreckage where 11 cars carrying hazardous chemicals leaked.
RELATEDOhio train derailment prompts 'major explosion' warning
The crew of a Norfolk Southern train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, became aware of an overheated axle just moments before the wreck and tried to stop the train, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday.
The board released initial findings from its investigation three weeks after a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed and spilled chemicals into the air, water and soil. Five of the derailed cars contained vinyl chloride, which Norfolk Southern officials discharged through a controlled release to prevent an explosion.
“I can tell you this much: This was 100% preventable," NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy said during a news conference Thursday.
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