Crimean bridge fire: Massive fire reported at key bridge linking Russia to Crimea after fuel storage tank explosion (watch video)

Kyiv, October 8: Russian state media reports that a bridge linking mainland Russia with the Russian-held Crimea peninsula has caught fire.

RIA-Novosti and Tass news agency quoted local Russian official Oleg Kryuchkov as saying an object believed to be a fuel storage tank caught fire, halting traffic on the bridge. Crimean Bridge Fire Video: Horrifying footage leaked after huge flames exploded on key bridge connecting Crimea to Russia.

Watch the video of the incident:

⭕️🇺🇦 #ukrainian russian war : Moment of strike on #Crimea bridge.The strike occurred at 6:00 am pic.twitter.com/VONAElBNUy

— 🅻-🆃🅴🅰🅼 (@L_Team10) October 8, 2022

🚨 explosion #Kerch Bridge connecting Russia and Crimea. Part of the structure has collapsed. pic.twitter.com/wOntlXUvUh

— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) October 8, 2022

🚨 explosion #Kerch Bridge connecting Russia and Crimea. Part of the structure has collapsed. pic.twitter.com/wOntlXUvUh

— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) October 8, 2022

Images shared on social media allegedly show the fire and damage to the span. The authenticity of the reports and images was not immediately confirmed.

The crossing is a pair of road and rail bridges built after Russia seized and annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 in violation of international law. Raises smoke into the sky, causing a series of secondary explosions. VIDEO: Massive fire breaks out on bridge connecting Russia and Crimea after fuel tanker explodes.

Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said in a Telegram that the early morning explosion was the result of a missile strike in the center of the city.

He said the blast set off fires at one of the city’s medical facilities and a non-residential building.There were no immediate reports of casualties.

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