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The derailment ignited a political storm over the treatment of the rural, Republican residents.

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East Palestine, Ohio, has been devastated by a train derailment and chemical burn off that has threatened the health of residents, but it has now also become the center of political controversy.

Unless Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg were supposed to be recalibrating the hot bearing detectors on Norfolk Southern’s trains, it’s hard to blame them for the disaster in East Palestine, Ohio. The derailment, close to the Pennsylvania border, spilled more than 100,000 gallons of highly flammable vinyl chloride.

House Republicans are probing the Transportation Department’s handling of the Norfolk Southern Corp. chemical train derailment earlier this month that released a toxic soup of chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio.

Republicans and Democrats have traded barbs over the rail derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, which led to evacuations.

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — On the night three weeks ago that a Norfolk Southern train derailed here, flames erupted from the wreckage and released toxic smoke. Brian Crossmon said his eyes burned and his girlfriend’s 9-year-old son vomited as they were forced to flee their home.

House Republicans are investigating Buttigieg's response to the East Palestine derailment.

President Joe Biden has directed federal agencies to go door-to-door in East Palestine, Ohio, to check on families affected by the toxic train derailment that has morphed into a political controversy

Biden administration comes under fire for response while East Palestine locals worry about long-term health implications

The West Virginia Democrat targets the Biden administration as he weighs whether to seek re-election