Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Tank truck explodes in Ruse, claims one life

Photo: Asya Pencheva, BNR

A tank truck carrying used motor oil exploded in the town of Ruse and claimed the life of one person, the BTA reported. Police received a call about the blast around 11.00 am. 

Police patrols, ambulances and fire engines were sent to the scene. The fire was put out quickly. The accident did not cause any air or soil pollution. The tank truck was being filled with motor oil when it burst into flames. It is not known yet whether the fuel tanks of the vehicle caused the fire.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Dimitar Glavchev

Bulgaria asks Skopje to return to the 2017 good-neighbourliness agreement

We discussed how to make NATO stronger, focusing on the collective, while at the same time strengthening the defense of each member country, caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev said. He added that in the discussions in..

published on 7/11/24 9:37 AM

Dogan demands the resignation of Peevski and five other DPS members

In an appeal to the DPS members, the honorary chairman of the DPS, Ahmed Dogan, demanded the resignation of the chairman of the parliamentary group, Delyan Peevski, and that of five other prominent names in the Movement for Rights and..

published on 7/11/24 8:55 AM

New season of archaeological works starts at Perperikon

The largest archaeological campaign ever conducted on Perperikon has begun, BTA reports. Prof. Nikolay Ovcharov, head of the research at the site for nearly 25 years, says that the campaign is held under the title "Will Roman statues..

published on 7/11/24 8:10 AM