Wagons with ammunition derailed on Sakhalin
The derailment of railroad carriages took place on the 428-km km of the Pobedino-Onor section at the junction of the South Handas stopping point. According to some reports, the composition spontaneously started and fell within the railway deadlock.
The assembled cars are covered, the ammunition was not dispersed, but the danger of detonation remains. Recovery trains from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and Poronaisk, as well as a fire brigade, went to the scene of the incident. A railway commission arrived in the South Handas, as well as a commission from the district military personnel.
One of the versions of what happened - under the composition did not have time to install the "shoes". Another version - the military without the help of railway specialists tried to move the composition.
Car unloading continues in the presence of explosives experts. After unloading, the installation of cars on the railway track will begin. According to preliminary data, there are no victims of this incident. The train derailment within the deadlock did not affect the movement of trains along the main branch.
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