National Transportation Safety Board member Michael Graham held a press conference Saturday afternoon to update the community on the late Friday train derailment in East Palestine.

Graham said that there were 50 train cars involved in the accident, and that 20 of the cars were carrying hazardous materials, including 14 cars with vinyl chloride.

The NTSB did not indicate what hazardous chemicals are in the other 6 cars listed, Graham stating he needed to verify and confirm the chemicals before releasing the list.

Graham explained that of the cars containing vinyl chloride was still intermittently releasing the gas, but was doing so as part of a safety mechanism that had be activated after the crash and that the fire is still active but diminished and under control. 

Graham added that this point, he couldn't estimate when the fire would be extinguished, but said the experts in detailing with these types of chemicals could safely do so, they would. He said that air quality monitoring is ongoing. 

Graham stated that he was not aware of any the emergency services nor firefighters, or anyone in the community had been injured from the derailment or from the blaze.

Graham said that he expected the team would be able to begin downloading data from the train tomorrow. The EPA and Norfolk Southern are assisting the NTSB in determining what was on each car involved in the crash. 

Graham has been a member of the NTSB since 2020.

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