Rescuers work at the site of derailment of 12 fuel oil tanks in the Kameshkovsky district of the Vladimir region. About it reports press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the region. One person was injured. Press Service of the Gorky Railway (branch of Russian Railways) addedthat as a result of the incident the gauge of the neighboring track was violated, information on delays of passenger trains is being clarified.
Diesel fuel spilled from tanks in the Vladimir region, the Emergencies Ministry said. A freight train derailed there. pic.twitter.com/GU3YkExw4u
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The incident took place at three o’clock in the afternoon on the Novka-1-Terekhovitsy stretch. Two rescue trains were sent to the scene, the head of the regional headquarters of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Aleksey Kupin, left. An operational headquarters has been created at Russian Railways to coordinate work to eliminate the consequences of a train derailment. Rescuers are working to prevent the fire of tank cars.
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