Sverdlovsk region, Russia Tank cars with fuel oil are on fire on the railway in the Sverdlovsk region! Two tank cars of a freight train caught fire on the Shamary β Kordon section on the border of the Perm Territory and the Sverdlovsk Region. The cause is unknown.
Some more footage from the scene. Burning tank cars on the Shamary - Kordon section of the Sverdlovsk railway. According to Russian Railways, traffic on the section is suspended.
UPD: A preliminary investigation has been launched into the tanker fire. Transport police reported that the tanks contained gas condensate. "It has been preliminarily determined that a fire broke out in gas condensate tank cars on a freight train traveling from Lembey to Luzhskaya," security officials said. "Firefighting trains from the Kungur and Kuzino stations of the Sverdlovsk Railway were quickly dispatched to the scene to address the consequences and ensure safety."
UPD: "At the moment, 63 surviving tank cars have been towed away. The remnants of gas condensate in 8 tank cars are still burning out, and one that overturned into a ditch did not catch fire," local authorities reported.