20 freight train cars derail in Sverdlovsk region; seven tank cars catch fire

Twenty freight train cars derailed near Yekaterinburg overnight on October 26, and seven tank cars caught fire. No one was injured, and the cause of the incident is being determined.

Twenty freight train cars derailed in the Sverdlovsk region overnight on October 26, and seven tank cars caught fire, the Sverdlovsk Railway, a branch of Russian Railways, said. The derailment occurred at 1:30 a.m. local time on the section between the Makartsevo track post and Sedelnikovo, part of the double-track electrified Reshety–Aramil line.

The Sverdlovsk Region branch of Russia’s Emergencies Ministry said the incident occurred on the Reshety–Sedelnikovo section within Yekaterinburg. At 4:47 a.m. local time, the burning cars were uncoupled, while the remaining 54 cars were towed to a safe distance.

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A total of 316 people and 35 pieces of equipment were deployed to deal with the aftermath, including 58 personnel and 20 pieces of equipment from the Emergencies Ministry. No one was injured, and passenger trains do not operate on this section. The cause of the derailment is being determined.