Russia: fire in a nuclear-powered submarine
Russian firefighters trying to extinguish the fire Tuesday that broke out aboard a nuclear-powered submarine dry docked for repairs work in the Arctic port of Severodvinsk in the Barents Sea, announced AFP a source within the civil security.
"There was a fire, nothing serious. The fire is being controlled, there is no need to worry," said the source in the ministry antenna Severodvinsk Emergency Situations.
The fire started in the 9th compartment at the rear of the submarine nuclear-powered "Orel" - Oscar II class according to the NATO code - so what were performed welding work, explained a spokesman of the Union of shipbuilders, Ilia Jitomirski.
The fire broke out at the thermal insulation of the submarine, one of the Northern Fleet ships based in the Murmansk region.
"The nuclear fuel was discharged from the" Orel "in order to repair the dry dock submarine. Its engine was shut down. During the fire, no member of the crew or repairers n has been hurt, "said Mr. Jitomirski to the Russian news agency RIA Novosti.
According to the official blog of the press service of the company responsible for the works, shipyards Zviezdotchka, repairs began November 15, 2013 and was to last two years.
"No weapons were on board, it is clear that if the submarine was armed, he would not have been accepted for repairs," said the spokesman Zviezdotchka Nikolai Blinov.
"Everyone left the nuclear-powered submarine, now firefighters struggling to put out the fire," said another spokesman of the company.
In 2008, an accident aboard the nuclear-powered submarine Nerpa had 20 deaths by asphyxiation when the fire alarm system was triggered while the ship was conducting sea trials in Japan.
Fires occur regularly on Russian nuclear submarines no casualties, the last of which took place in September 2013 on the submarine "Tomsk" during welding work well.
In December 2011, a fire on the hull of the nuclear submarine K-84 Ekaterinburg, repair in a shipyard in the northwest of Russia, had nine wounded.
Russian firefighters trying to extinguish the fire Tuesday that broke out aboard a nuclear-powered submarine dry docked for repairs work in the Arctic port of Severodvinsk in the Barents Sea, announced AFP a source within the civil security."There was a fire, nothing serious. The fire is being controlled, there is no need to worry," said the source in the ministry antenna Severodvinsk Emergency Situations.
The fire started in the 9th compartment at the rear of the submarine nuclear-powered "Orel" - Oscar II class according to the NATO code - so what were performed welding work, explained a spokesman of the Union of shipbuilders, Ilia Jitomirski.
The fire broke out at the thermal insulation of the submarine, one of the Northern Fleet ships based in the Murmansk region.
"The nuclear fuel was discharged from the" Orel "in order to repair the dry dock submarine. Its engine was shut down. During the fire, no member of the crew or repairers n has been hurt, "said Mr. Jitomirski to the Russian news agency RIA Novosti.
According to the official blog of the press service of the company responsible for the works, shipyards Zviezdotchka, repairs began November 15, 2013 and was to last two years.
"No weapons were on board, it is clear that if the submarine was armed, he would not have been accepted for repairs," said the spokesman Zviezdotchka Nikolai Blinov.
"Everyone left the nuclear-powered submarine, now firefighters struggling to put out the fire," said another spokesman of the company.
In 2008, an accident aboard the nuclear-powered submarine Nerpa had 20 deaths by asphyxiation when the fire alarm system was triggered while the ship was conducting sea trials in Japan.
Fires occur regularly on Russian nuclear submarines no casualties, the last of which took place in September 2013 on the submarine "Tomsk" during welding work well.
In December 2011, a fire on the hull of the nuclear submarine K-84 Ekaterinburg, repair in a shipyard in the northwest of Russia, had nine wounded.
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