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Apr 6, 2023 · Watershed. A decade after Paulsboro, N.J. train derailment, questions linger over rail safety and public health. Residents in East Palestine, Ohio worry about the health impacts of vinyl chloride exposure. A similar accident occurred about 10 years ago in Paulsboro, N.J. By. Zoë Read. April 6, 2023. Listen 5:28.
Aug 27, 2014 · NTSB records show that train crews crossing the bridge had reported problems 23 times in the year leading up to the crash. Nearly half of their complaints came in the final month. According to the report, Conrail also hired an engineer who recommended they shut down the bridge for it be fixed.
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Witnesses living adjacent to the tracks said that the accident happened at 2:50 am; the team said that derailment happened around 7:00 am. [7] [8] [9] Seven cars of the 84-car consist derailed. [10] Four tanker cars containing vinyl chloride fell into the creek; one tank was breached.
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- Norfolk Southern and Conrail
Apr 14, 2023 · One of the cars punctured, and released 24,000 gallons of the gas into the air. A train derailed in Paulsboro, N.J., at the Jefferson Street Bridge on Nov. 30, 2012. (Photo courtesy of Paulsboro Fire/Rescue) The accident led to the evacuation of hundreds of residents, and dozens of people seeking medical attention.
Nov 30, 2012 · Emergency officials are back in Paulsboro, NJ Sunday to determine the exact cause of a train derailment and chemical spill that sickened 71 people and forced more than 100 people from their...
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Aug 7, 2014 · After a train crash in Paulsboro, N.J., a cloud of toxic gas sent 28 people to the hospital. Mantua Township resident Ronald Morris was among them. Nearly, two years later, Morris says his fatigue, a rash on his back and lots of missed workdays are related to his exposure to vinyl chloride.
Nov 30, 2012 · November 30, 2012 / 6:11 PM EST / CBS/AP. PAULSBORO, N.J. A southern New Jersey hospital said that 71 patients were hospitalized complaining of breathing problems, burning eyes or scratchy...