A fire broke out this morning on one of the bridges that connects the peninsula of Crimea with the rest of Russiaapparently from a burning fuel tank, according to the Russian agency “Sputnik”, citing the Telegram account of an assistant to the regional chief, Oleg Kryuchkov.
According to the Russian Agency for the Sea and Inland Waters, maritime traffic under the bridge and throughout the Kerch Strait has not been interrupted despite the fire.
The agency’s statement adds to an earlier statement by the local transport regulator’s spokesman, Taman, according to which traffic and rail service had to be suspended across the entire Kerch Strait.
According to the Crimean emergency services, rail traffic has had to be suspended.
According to preliminary data, a fuel tank caught fire in one of the sections of the bridge but the arches through which the navigation runs have not been damaged.
The emergency services report acknowledges, however, that “it is too early to talk regarding the causes and consequences of the incident” and that at this time work is continuing to extinguish the fire.
(EFE)
