The train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, was preceded by dozens of industrial accidents that killed thousands of Americans, and caused widespread environmental damage. Here’s a rundown.
set off investigations and raised questions about how serious its impacts will be on local residents and the environment.
As alarming as news about the accident in East Palestine is, a look back at history shows that it is not unprecedented. Over the past century, dozens of industrial accidents have killed thousands of Americans. Heavy black smoke rises after fires raged in a Texas City, Texas, refinery and oil storage tank area following a ship explosion on April 17, 1947. : 400 to 600 dead, 4,000 injured. The SS Grandcamp, carrying highly flammable ammonium nitrate fertilizer, exploded, setting off a chain of fires and a tidal wave. The explosion could be heard 150 miles away.: 17 dead. A pipeline explosion created a 27-foot long, 10-foot-deep blast crater and incinerated nearly 14 acres.: 29 dead, 50 injured.
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