Train derailment causes major fire in Russia

FIREFIGHTERS in Russia’s Smolensk Region are responding to a train derailment, in which six cars carrying fuel caught fire, according to the Emergencies Ministry.

The incident happened at a road crossing some 45 km west of Smolensk on the railroad leading to Vitebsk, Belarus, when the freight train collided with a truck, the statement said.

Ten fire trucks as well as a specialized firefighting train have responded to the blaze, according to officials.