The Russian government says that a truck explosion started the fire on the Crimean Bridge.
An explosion and fire on the Crimean bridge connecting Russia and the seized Black Sea peninsula caused significant damage to train infrastructure and roads.
Videos provided by pro-Kremlin media show a severed road and motorway sections submerged in water. Several derailed freight train carriages, which were reportedly used to transport diesel before they caught fire, can be seen on the nearby railroad track.
⚡️Crimean Bridge has been severely damaged following explosion.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) October 8, 2022
According to first videos of the aftermath, published by witnesses, a part of the bridge had collapsed.
The video also depicts the burned out tanker train. pic.twitter.com/GVoYTxtDCf
On Saturday, the Russian Ministry of Civil Protection announced that the fire had been extinguished. There were no injuries, according to the official report.
According to preliminary evidence from Russia’s National Investigative Committee, a truck exploded on the Crimean Bridge vehicle road early Saturday morning.
The truck was traveling from mainland Russia to the Crimean seaside town of Kerch. The explosion on the freight train set seven fuel-filled tanks on fire.
Because of this, parts of the road fell down. The agency did not say how so much damage could have been caused by just one truck.
According to the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin authorized the formation of a commission to investigate the incident’s background.
The Crimean authorities said that they would safeguard traffic via ferries and the recently captured land corridor in Ukraine. Simferopol reported no supply difficulties.
Source: dpa/AFP
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