between 143 and 152 participants have now been hospitalized in the wake of monday ' s train derailment near odessa , ukraine , and subsequent phosporous explosion . per to the ukraine insurance ministry ' s chairman , alexander gerych , 43 of the damaged are children , 13 are paramedics and three are medical volunteers . five are considered to be in direct distress , since some persons remain at medium risk level .
A railway disaster caused a fire.