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| Fire breaks out on Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, 2 people reportedly unaccounted for | |
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| A blaze has broken out during repair works on the Russian Navy’s sole aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov. Six people have reportedly been injured, two are listed as missing. | |
| The ship caught fire during repairs while docked at the Barents Sea port of Murmansk. Fuel is reportedly burning aboard the ship. | The ship caught fire during repairs while docked at the Barents Sea port of Murmansk. Fuel is reportedly burning aboard the ship. |
| The blaze was sparked by welding, after which the fire spread to a space of 600 square meters (6,460 square feet), an emergency services source told TASS. | |
| Firefighters are battling the blaze, which started in the first power section of the vessel. The efforts to put it down have reportedly been made more difficult by the heavy smoke coming from the burning cables. | |
| Workers have been evacuated from the burning vessel. Six people have been injured, while two are missing, the source said. One shipyard worker is said to have sustained a head trauma. | |
| Aleksey Rakhmanov, head of the state-run United Shipbuilding Corporation, told Interfax that “a human factor” could be the cause of the fire. | |
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