Crimean bridge fire: Blaze erupts on only bridge linking peninsula to Russia

Saturday, 8 October 2022Newsdesk
Crimean bridge fire: Blaze erupts on only bridge linking peninsula to Russia
A large fire on the only crossing between the occupied Crimean peninsula and Russia was caused by a lorry explosion, Russian state media say.

New Delhi 08 October 2022

The explosion on the road bridge then led to oil tankers on the rail section catching fire. Footage showed a train ablaze, with the adjacent road crossing also appearing to have sustained damage. Crimea was annexed in 2014 by Russia, which now uses the Kerch bridge to move military equipment into Ukraine. Russian state media say traffic has been suspended. "Today at 06:07 on the road part of the Crimean bridge from the side of the Taman Peninsula, a truck was blown up, which caused the ignition of seven fuel tanks of a railway train heading towards the Crimean peninsula," Russian state agency RIA Novosti quotes the National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) as saying.


Source - BBC

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