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Plumes of Black Smoke Seen Over Russia's Crimean Bridge After Deadly Explosion

Traffic and rail services have been suspended on the Crimean Bridge because of the explosion of a truck, which led to fuel tanks catching fire.
Sputnik
A truck was blown up on the Crimean Bridge on 8 October, causing seven fuel tanks of a freight train to catch fire and two car spans partially to collapse, Russia's National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) said. The cause of the explosion is being investigated. According to preliminary information, three people died in the explosion.
The 12-mile bridge is the longest in Europe and connects the Crimean peninsula and mainland Russia's Krasnodar region. It was opened by President Vladimir Putin in May 2018.
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Fire erupted on the Crimean Bridge, after a truck was blown up on 8 October. The explosion caused seven fuel tanks of a train to catch fire.

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A helicopter extinguishes the fire on the Crimean Bridge.

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A helicopter extinguishes the blaze on the Crimean Bridge.

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Billowing black smoke seen rising from the Crimean Bridge, after the explosion of a truck which caused the seven fuel tanks of a train to catch fire.

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A helicopter extinguishes the fire on the Crimean Bridge.

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Helicopters extinguish the fire after the truck exploded on the motorway section of the Crimean Bridge.

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A helicopter extinguishes the fire on the Crimean Bridge.

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Columns of black smoke seen on the Crimean Bridge.

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