The plot thickens in East Palestine, OH. Undetonated blasting cap found 1.4 miles away from the derailment site.
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There is something called a fire that was causing the vinyl chloride tanks to increase pressure---to the point of an explosion. How big a crane would be needed to "lift" a tank car, and what kind of footing would the crane be on, and how long would it take to get such a crane in place, and who in their right mind would be in the cab to lift a tank car on the verge of an explosion of deadly poisonous gas? That's why.
The world is not made of magic. Emergencies often have an unfavorable clock running out and you can only do what is possible to do in the time available.
They are called a BLEVE. Has happened in the past in the US and launched a rail car over 0.25 miles away.