4/10/2023 0 Comments Norfolk daily news![]() It spells further bad news for Norfolk Southern which is still grappling with the fall-out from the East Palestine crash. □ #BREAKING: Hazmats crews are heading massive train derailment site with residence told to shelter in placeĬurrently A larger emergency response along with hazmat crews are underway to a massive train derailment in Springfield, Ohio where approximately… /Wupxv1oDo9- R A W S A L E R T S March 5, 2023 Our teams are en route to the site to begin cleanup operations.' 'First responders and emergency officials are currently working at the site to confirm their report.'Ī spokesman for Norfolk Southern said: 'No hazardous materials are involved and there have been no reported injuries. It posted an update at 8.50pm said: 'Norfolk Southern has told authorities that hazardous materials are not involved in this incident. Locals and state officials were on the scene, including the Springfield Fire Rescue Division and the Springfield Police Department.Ī Facebook post for Clark County said that its emergency management agency was asking residents within 1,000 feet of a train derailment 'to shelter-in-place out of an abundance of caution.' The latest crash happened at Ohio 41, near the Prime Ohio Business Park. ![]() The firm's CEO Alan Shaw - who earns $4.5 million a year for the role - has faced backlash for his handling of the disaster, with renowned activist Erin Brockovich labelling it a 'cover-up' this week. Thousands of residents were forced to evacuate and many say they are suffering from projectile vomiting and skin rashes due to their exposure to the toxins. It comes after another Norfolk Southern train was derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 3, sparking huge fires and the release of hazardous chemicals. Attorneys for Evans and Shipman also argued that their clients don’t match the description of the men involved in the shooting.He added that both President Biden and transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg had called to 'offer help from the federal government.'Īpproximately 20 cars of a 212-car train derailed while travelling through Springfield. Many of the witnesses prosecutors plan to call are serving prison sentences, Butler told jurors, and are hoping to get their terms reduced as a result of their testimony.ĭefense attorneys for the four men said the witnesses, some of whom are members of gangs and drug cartels, can’t be trusted because they’re just trying to earn favor with prosecutors. Jurors also saw surveillance footage from a Portsmouth gas station and convenience store that shows the same Lexus stopping to get gas 26 minutes before the shooting and one of the men going into the store. The video was played for jurors Thursday. The car is seen again, driving in the opposite direction, three minutes after the shooting. Police also obtained footage from a light-rail station near Bond’s home that showed a black and gray Lexus drive by 12 minutes before Bond was shot. ![]() An attorney representing a woman affiliated with Simpson later contacted Norfolk police and said she had information about the case, Mitchell testified. Butler told jurors in his opening statements the woman was Evans’ girlfriend at the time. Police later learned the car belonged to a woman from Greensboro, Mitchell said. ![]()
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