Overview
- The blaze began at 17:47 local time on the Shamary–Kordon section of the electrified Perm–Kuzino route, with two railway firefighting trains sent to the scene.
- Traffic on the affected segment was suspended and the track was closed, according to the Ural transport prosecutorate.
- Four passenger trains were delayed and rerouted—Nos. 92 Moscow–Severobaykalsk, 70 Moscow–Chita, 9 Vladivostok–Moscow, and 803 Yekaterinburg–Perm—with additional services Nos. 146 St. Petersburg–Chelyabinsk, 10 Moscow–Vladivostok, and 14 St. Petersburg–Novokuznetsk also redirected, and commuter No. 7177/7178 shortened to Vogulka.
- Rospotrebnadzor is measuring air quality near residential areas and advised residents to limit time outdoors, keep windows closed, and use masks or respirators if going outside.
- Investigators launched a pre‑investigation check and a deputy Perm transport prosecutor traveled to the site as officials work to determine the circumstances.