Explosion on or under the road causeway demolished two west-bound lanes, damaged east-bound lanes, and set a fuel freight train on fire on the parallel railroad causeway.
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Explosion on or under the road causeway demolished two west-bound lanes, damaged east-bound lanes, and set a fuel freight train on fire on the parallel railroad causeway.
A large fire broke out on the railroad portion of the Crimean Bridge due to a fuel tank catching fire.
Traffic on the bridge has been suspended and people are not allowed to enter.
An explosion occurred at the Kerch Strait bridge around 6 a.m. on Oct. 8, damaging the illegally constructed bridge connecting Crimea with mainland Russia.
A fire broke out on the Crimean bridge in the early morning of Oct. 8, 2022, at 6:07 am as a result of an explosion, which occurred on the road bridge. This resulted in two two-lane vehicular spans of the bridge collapsing into the sea
An explosion and fire damaged the Crimean Bridge on the morning of October 8, 2022.
Initial Russian reports claimed only railway damage, but video evidence showed two road spans collapsed.
A fire was burning on the Crimean bridge at night, with a fuel tank reported on fire and the road surface damaged.
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Source story: day-227a-2023-02-13