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Casselton fire chief explains similarities in North Dakota, Ohio derailments

Casselton officials speak out about the train derailment in Ohio almost 10 years after a similar situation in North Dakota.

CASSELTON, N.D. (KVRR) — It’s nearly a decade after a broken axle in a train full of crude oil led to a derailment causing heavy fires in the tracks in Casselton. The East Palestine, Ohio community faces a similar situation, as observers question how environmental hazards will affect the town’s plumbing with chemicals spilling into the Ohio River. “If there…

New Video Released in Casselton Train Derailment of 2013

An NTSB investigation puts the blame on a broken axle.

CASSELTON, N.D. — We now know the cause of the 2013 Casselton train derailment and explosion. An NTSB investigation puts the blame on a broken axle. “I just seen a bunch of stuff fly off the switch heater,” said the radio operator in the newly released video of the 2013 train derailment. It’s the crash and explosion that left it’s…