On Feb. 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed after a railcar's wheel bearing overheated, causing a fire. Three days later, officials conducted a "controlled release" of several tank cars that were filled with vinyl chloride, a toxic and flammable gas that can cause certain cancers, to prevent an explosion.

A lawsuit alleging for the first time that people died because of the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment has been filed ahead of Monday’s second anniversary of the toxic crash near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border amid a flurry of new litigation.

JEROME, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — According to the Jerome Police Department, a train derailed at 300 South and 625 East. Police say approximately 15 cars are derailed and they are empty. The incident occurred at four p.m. The train was headed east, but it’s unknown why the incident occurred.