In Yekaterinburg, 39 cars of a freight train derailed, seven tanks caught fire, - Ministry of Emergency Situations The incident occurred at 01:30 local time in the network section - Sadalnikovo, the regional department of the agency reported. "At 04:47 (places) the burning cars were cut off and the recovery train towed 54 non-burning cars to a safe distance. At 09:02 (locations) the fire was contained to an area of 1,500 square meters," the announcement said. In total, 316 people and 35 pieces of equipment were involved in the incident response. Currently, the causes of the incident and its circumstances are being determined. It does not specify what was in the containers. The press service of Sverdlovsk Railways reported that the movement of freight trains on the strip was stopped. Rospotrabendzor experts check the air quality in a residential area near the scene of the incident, reports E1 Ru. It is also recommended that the residents of houses near the fire avoid being in the open air or wear masks and respirators, do not open windows, carry out wet cleaning, drink more and wash your eyes, nose and throat.