A new wall of flames leapt from a drainage ditch running along the train tracks in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3, separating firefighters Stephen Szekely and Jared Musial.
The two were working alone at one end of a 38-car train derailment, trying to quash flames on a factory and stop the flow of fiery chemicals before they moved any farther west, threatening the heart of East Palestine’s downtown.
All the other nearby firefighters were on the other side of the train derailment, cut off from Szekely and Musial by an even larger firestorm that snaked down the tracks like a monstrous serpent ablaze.
Szekely radioed for help.
Akron Beacon Journal
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