In the Sverdlovsk region, a freight train derailed, fuel tanks were on fire, local residents reported explosions - official media reported that after 20 freight train cars derailed, "seven tanks were seen on fire". The cause of the accident was not reported. As reported by Sverdlovsk Railways, the traffic on the Rashti-Aramil section, where the emergency happened, was stopped, no one was injured. "The evacuation of the nearby track was violated, traffic was stopped. Fire and rescue trains were sent to the scene of the incident," the statement said. At the same time, local residents report seeing flames and thick black smoke rising into the sky. "Explosion on the railroad, on the Khosovsky mask. I woke up when there was an explosion, it was bright as the sun," said one of the witnesses. Rospotrabendzor will check the air quality in a residential area.

In the Sverdlovsk region, a freight train derailed, fuel tanks were on fire, local residents reported explosions - official media reported that after 20 freight train cars derailed, "seven tanks were seen on fire". The cause of the accident was not reported. As reported by Sverdlovsk Railways, the traffic on the Rashti-Aramil section, where the emergency happened, was stopped, no one was injured. "The evacuation of the nearby track was violated, traffic was stopped. Fire and rescue trains were sent to the scene of the incident," the statement said. At the same time, local residents report seeing flames and thick black smoke rising into the sky. "Explosion on the railroad, on the Khosovsky mask. I woke up when there was an explosion, it was bright as the sun," said one of the witnesses. Rospotrabendzor will check the air quality in a residential area.