Ohio residents demand answers two weeks after toxic chemical train derailment

East Palestine community holds meeting over health and safety concerns but Norfolk Southern Corporation skips event

Nearly two weeks after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, community members packed a local high school auditorium on Wednesday night wanting answers to their health and safety concerns.

Norfolk Southern Corporation, the Atlanta-based operator of the derailed train, ultimately skipped the meeting, which was the first community meeting in the town of 5,000 people since the incident.