CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Norfolk Southern train derailed late Tuesday in northwest Ohio, spilling corn syrup and ethanol, officials said. Officials said 20 cars derailed and that the two substances spilled from the cars do not pose a health risk. The train derailed about 8:30 p.m. along U.S. Route 224 in Attica, about 80 miles southeast of Cleveland.

Norfolk Southern tells 3News that derailment involves four leaking cars, which include three that are non-hazardous and one carrying ethanol.

One tank car of ethanol was among those reported to be leaking after a derailment of a Norfolk Southern train Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2025) in Attica, Ohio. The derailment occurred about 8:19 p.m., according to the Seneca County Sheriff’s Office.

A new lawsuit filed against railway company Norfolk Southern says seven people died as a result of a train derailment in Ohio. On Feb. 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern train carrying industrial chemicals derailed in the small town of East Palestine, according to a civil complaint.

Two of the derailed cars were leaking fluid, according to Stevens. One has been identified as corn syrup and the other as ethanol. The sheriff’s office has a sniffer drone looking over the scene “to double and triple verify,