in the network segment. Sadalnikovo in the Sverdlovsk region, 20 freight train cars went down and seven tanks caught fire. This was reported by the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The incident occurred around 01:30 local time. Another 54 cars were cut off and towed to a safe distance. Sverdlovsk Railways reported that freight train traffic in the section was stopped (passenger trains do not operate there). Rescue and extinguishing trains are on site. It is not known what was in the tanks and what caused the cars to derail. The regional directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that they are establishing the causes and circumstances of the incident, and the Central Interregional Investigation Department for Transport of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation stated that an investigation is underway. Rospotrabendzor is checking the air quality in the residential area near the scene of the incident, writes E1. RU. The doctors advise residents of houses in the area of ​​the fire to avoid being in the open air, not to open windows and to use masks and ventilators outside. Photo: Ministry of Emergency Situations.

in the network segment. Sadalnikovo in the Sverdlovsk region, 20 freight train cars went down and seven tanks caught fire. This was reported by the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The incident occurred around 01:30 local time. Another 54 cars were cut off and towed to a safe distance. Sverdlovsk Railways reported that freight train traffic in the section was stopped (passenger trains do not operate there). Rescue and extinguishing trains are on site. It is not known what was in the tanks and what caused the cars to derail. The regional directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that they are establishing the causes and circumstances of the incident, and the Central Interregional Investigation Department for Transport of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation stated that an investigation is underway. Rospotrabendzor is checking the air quality in the residential area near the scene of the incident, writes E1. RU. The doctors advise residents of houses in the area of ​​the fire to avoid being in the open air, not to open windows and to use masks and ventilators outside. Photo: Ministry of Emergency Situations.