Number of victims of chemical accident at railway in Lvov Region exceeds 700 people
Regional headquarters to liquidate consequences of an accident with leak of phosphorus in Lvov Region have been established in Ukraine. As a REGNUM correspondent reports, the headquarters are headed by Chair of Lvov Regional Administration Valery Pyatak.
Under information released by Pyatak, as of 08:00 a.m. today, 729 people were evacuated. The victims are brought to Lvov hospitals. Besides, units of the Western Operative Commandment were summoned by alert and a large-scale preparation for liquidating results of the accident.
A train carrying phosphorus derailed in Lvov Region, Ukraine. The incident occurred on Monday, at 04:55 p.m. local time in Busky District. The train consisted of 58 carriages. 16 people received poisoning by product of combustion; 13 of them were sent to a military hospital in Lvov in poor condition.450 persons and 80 machines were involved in liquidating consequences of the fire. Ukraine?s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Kuzmuk arrived to the scene.
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