NEW DETAILS: Multiple class-action lawsuits have been filed against Norfolk Southern due to alleged negligence in last week's train derailment in East Palestine.
The lawsuits claim Norfolk Southern was negligent in maintaining and operating the railways prior to the Feb. 3 incident.
Twenty of the derailed cars contained vinyl chloride, a toxic, cancer-producing chemical that is mixed with other components to make PVC pipe.
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