A truck with a propane tank caught fire on the Kiev highway in New Moscow

A fuel truck carrying propane in a tank caught fire on the Kiev highway in New Moscow. The Ministry of Emergency Situations reported about the threat of an explosion. The incident took place at 36 km of the motorway. The Moscow Department of Transport said that the movement towards the center is difficult.

“At present, traffic around the place where the car stopped is blocked. Emergency services workers are extinguishing the fire", - REN TV reports.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations said that no information was received about the victims.

According to Izvestia , the Moscow Department of Transport announced a delay and a change in the routes of buses 304, 304k, 309, 490, 1001, 1002, 1031, 304k.

In mid-November, it was reported that a Ministry of Defense truck caught fire in New Moscow - then it was possible to extinguish the fire before the firefighters arrived.