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Man Finds Undetonated Blasting Cap 1.4 Miles From Ohio Derailment

• https://www.zerohedge.com by Jeff Louderback

When he returned to his home in Darlington Township, Pennsylvania—around 1.4 miles from the crash site—Corbin discovered two surprises. Black debris that resemble ash was strewn all over his yard and on his roof, and an "undetonated blasting cap" landed in a pasture near his house.

On the evening of Feb. 3, a Norfolk Southern train carrying 151 cars derailed in East Palestine, a village of 4,761 located in eastern Ohio near the Pennsylvania border.

According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), "38 rail cars derailed, and a fire ensued which damaged an additional 12 cars."

Of the cars that derailed, 11 contained hazardous materials, the NTSB said.

Seeking to avoid an explosion, Norfolk Southern decided to release and burn vinyl chloride from five rail cars, which sent flames and thick black smoke billowing into the sky once more.

Corbin believes the blasting cap, which has a wire and is filled with cotton, was used to help detonate the cars in the controlled burn.


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