Toxic chemicals successfully released from cars on derailed Ohio train

Crews successfully completed a controlled breach of five derailed train cars Monday to reduce an explosion threat near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, authorities said.The “controlled release” of vinyl chloride began Monday afternoon amid the threat of a possible major explosion from the wreckage of a train carrying hazardous materials that went off the tracks Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio.

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