After 11 days, Buttigieg addresses toxic spill in Ohio for the first time
"From day one, our USDOT personnel have been assisting in the response," the transportation secretary said.
![El Secretario de Transporte de Estados Unidos, Pete Buttigieg, habla en la estación de Pennsylvania, cerca de las obras del proyecto de rehabilitación del túnel de Baltimore y Potomac, financiado por la Ley Bipartidista de Infraestructuras, el 30 de enero de 2023 en la ciudad de Baltimore, Maryland. El proyecto se inició para sustituir el túnel de Baltimore y Potomac, de 150 años de antigüedad, que es un componente importante de la red ferroviaria del Atlántico medio de Estados Unidos.](https://imagenes.voz.us/files/image_large/uploads/2024/06/17/66709130d5f4f.jpeg)
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Eleven days after the derailment of a toxic freight train in East Palestine, Ohio, in which about 50 tank cars overturned and chemical components were released, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg assured on Twitter that the Biden administration had begun responding to the accident immediately:
Hours earlier, Buttigieg detailed that the agencies in charge of the investigation and cleanup of the toxic waste are continuing their work on the incident:
In addition, Buttigieg stated that water and air quality continue to be monitored so that residents of East Palestine and the surrounding area can continue with their daily lives:
"Historic investments" in rail safety
Pete Buttigieg assured that the Department of Transportation's efforts are focused on rail safety:
He further added:
Since the East Palestine derailment, two other freight trains have been involved in accidents. This Monday, a railroad ran off the tracks in Enoree, S.C. On the same day, another freight train derailed near Houston after colliding with a truck.