In Syzran, 3 tanks with ether derailed: 5 tons of flammable liquid spilled

At the station "Syzran-1" in the area of ​​​​the crossing "Tyazhmash" due to the undocking of the rails, three tanks with a flammable liquid descended from them. This was reported to RIA "Novosti" in the Information Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia. As a result of the accident, about 5 tons of the hazardous substance "butyl tert-butyl ether" spilled out of the tanks.

No one was hurt in the fall of the tanks.

For security reasons, about 700 residents of nearby private houses were evacuated and placed in school number 37.

The movement of trains on the railway section was not interrupted. A few hours later, the tanks were put on rails and taken to a safe place. The circumstances of the accident are being investigated.