Firetruck blows up after riding on an enemy-planted explosive ordnance in Kharkiv Oblast
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Ukrinform
A fire truck blew up after riding on an explosive ordnance planted by the adversary in a location near the town of Balakliya, leaving two rescue workers injured, the State Service for Emergencies reported in a Telegram post seen by Ukrinform.
"In Kharkiv Oblast, a fire truck exploded after hitting an explosive device; two rescue workers were injured. The accident occurred this afternoon while extinguishing a forest fire in a liberated area in the surrounding of Balakliya town, Izyum District," the report says.
It is noted that the injured were rushed to a hospital.
Ukrinform reported that three people had sustained explosive injuries in an incident that occurred in the village of Starytsya in the vicinity of Vovchansk town, Kharkiv Oblast.
