Residents of a small US city have been told to shelter after about 20 cars jumped off the tracks – weeks after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the same state. Locals reported hearing a “loud bang” and witnessing metal and debris spitting out from under the cars, which did not have passengers, around 5pm Saturday. No injuries were reported Saturday and there was no hazmat situation at the crash site in Clark County, an Ohio State Highway Patrol spokesperson has said.
About 20 cars of the 212-car Norfolk Southern cargo train derailed while traveling south near the city of Springfield, Ohio, which sits roughly 300 miles southeast of East Palestine, where locals are reporting symptoms after toxins spilled from trains carrying hazardous materials.
Unlike the February 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, a company spokesperson said there were no hazardous materials aboard the train.
But a shelter-in-place order has been issued for nearby residents.
