At a news conference Thursday, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy apologized to the people of East Palestine, Ohio and called the train derailment crash '100% preventable.'
The 38-car train that crashed Feb. 3 has sparked serious health and environmental concerns for the area's residents, who have expressed frustration over the slowness of the federal government's response to the crisis. found the train was traveling 47 miles per hour, slower than the 50 miles per hour speed limit. The train was alerted three times by an alarm that was trigged by a hot axle.
Buttigieg arrived at the site of the derailment just before 8 a.m. local time Thursday and met with federal personnel from the Federal Railroad Administration, Environmental Protection Agency and Federal Emergency Management Agency, among others who are responding to the derailment and its aftermath.
The secretary addressed criticisms that he waited roughly three weeks to visit East Palestine and too long to respond publicly, admitting that he regrets not expressing concerns for community residents quicker. A Department of Transportation spokesperson reiterated Wednesday ahead of the visit that Buttigieg would go when"appropriate" and when a trip"wouldn't detract from the emergency response efforts."
Ohio Gov. says Norfolk Southern"needs to pay" for health care costs related to East Palestine trail derailment
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