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At Ukraine’s front, police try to evacuate holdout families
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine ((DailyNews)) — Pale and grimy from living in a dank, dark basement for nearly a year, the teenager and his weeping mother...
Norfolk Southern announces safety upgrades amid derailments
Norfolk Southern announced plans on Monday to improve the use of detectors placed along railroad tracks to spot overheating bearings and other problems in...
Fire at Indonesian oil depot kills 17; thousands evacuated
JAKARTA, Indonesia ((DailyNews)) — A large fire broke out at a fuel storage depot in Indonesia’s capital Friday, killing at least 17 people, injuring...
Train crew had little warning before Ohio wreck, probe finds
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio ((DailyNews)) — The crew operating a freight train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, didn’t get much warning before dozens of...
Ohio derailment aftermath: How worried should people be?
Plumes of smoke, questions about dead animals, worries about the drinking water. A train derailment in Ohio and subsequent burning of some of the...
Train derailment prompts water utility to take precautions
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. ((DailyNews)) — A West Virginia water utility is enhancing its water treatment process as a precaution following the derailment of a train...
Fiery Ohio derailment raises railroad safety questions
OMAHA, Neb. ((DailyNews)) — The fiery derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals — sending a huge plume of smoke in the air and...
Toxic gases connected to Ohio train derailment cause concern
Days after crews released and burned toxic chemicals transported by a wrecked train in Ohio, residents remain concerned about the toxic substances that could...
Residents can return after air deemed safe from derailment
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio ((DailyNews)) — Evacuated residents can return to the Ohio village where crews burned toxic chemicals after a train derailed five days...
Safety Board: Mechanical defect caused Ohio train wreck
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio ((DailyNews)) — A mechanical issue with a rail car axle caused the fiery derailment of dozens of freight cars in Ohio...