# What is known about the freight train derailment in Sverdlovsk Region

https://mins.news/en/item/115540

- TASS, 2026-10-26 09:19 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://tass.com/emergencies/2207751

> A freight train derailed and caught fire on a section of the Sverdlovsk Railway near Yekaterinburg. Twenty cars derailed and seven tank cars caught fire; the blaze was contained across 1,500 square meters. A total of 106 people and 31 pieces of equipment were deployed. Investigators are establishing the circumstances, and officials will test air quality in a nearby residential area.

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