A massive explosion on the Kerch Bridge in Russia-controlled Crimea. It caused a huge fire and destroyed at least two sections of the road bridge.
Oleg Kryuchkov, an adviser to Russia's Crimean governor, says authorities are trying to put out a fire after a truck carrying fuel exploded and started a huge fire on the bridge. The arch support structure of the bridge was not damaged.
Initially, Russia's Taman Regional Road Authority told the media that the Crimean Bridge was suspended. Train service across the strait was also suspended, according to emergency services.
Russia's Federal Maritime Transport Agency told reporters that the explosion of a fuel truck on the Crimean bridge had not halted shipping in the Kerch Strait.
After the explosion, a freight train on the railway section of the Crimean bridge caught fire in an oil tank carriage. After that, the locomotive pulled some carriages to Kerch station. The railway company said it was carrying out emergency operations.
Russia says it is investigating the cause of the incident.
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