Simferopol, Ukraine - A huge blast has wrecked a bridge to the Russian-occupied Black Sea peninsula of Crimea.

Security camera footage shows the bridge engulfed in flames after the massive explosion.

Images showed a destroyed lane and car parts floating in the water underneath, as well as several burned-out wagons of a freighter train which is said to have transported diesel fuel.

According to the Russian Civil Protection Ministry, the fire has been extinguished. No one was injured, according to the authorities.

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Russia's national investigation committee said that a truck had exploded on the road part of the bridge. According to preliminary findings, the vehicle was headed from the Russian mainland to the coastal town of Kerch on the peninsula.

The government in the Crimean city of Simferopol announced that they were considering putting in place a ferry connection.

The bridge was inaugurated by Russian President Vladimir Putin and was built after Russia annexed the peninsula in 2014.

Ukraine has vowed to retake Crimea, as well as the other four regions annexed by Russia during the course of the war, which began in February.

Kyiv has repeatedly threatened to set fire to the bridge.

Recently, several drones have exploded in the Kerch region, which is directly next to the bridge.

Moscow had warned Ukrainian forces against targeting the bridge, and said that it could target military command centers in Kyiv in response.