Murmansk: Admiral Kuznetsov is burning. There are people injured

Murmansk caught fire of the aircraft -caring cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov. The media reported 11 victims, two of which are military. Presumably, three people disappeared. The fire is localized . A criminal case has been instituted on the fact of the emergency.

According to preliminary data, welding welding work was the cause of the fire. Diesel fuel caught fire on the lower deck, after which the fire spread 120 meters. Six people saved from the side of Admiral Kuznetsov (one in serious condition). At the time of writing, the ignition area is about 600 sq.m.

During the fire, two military were injured, the Ministry of Defense reported . The press service of the Northern Fleet said that the focus of smoke on the ship was localized by crew members and firefighters.

Later, RIA Novosti reported that the number of victims with increased to 11. Three people disappeared.

Interfax said that there were no ammunition and weapons on the ship. The smoke in one of the compartments occurred during planned welding work.

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According to RIA Novosti, the only Russian avian-caring cruiser since September 2018 was on planned repairs in the floating dock (PD-50) at the 82nd plant in Murmansk. At the end of October last year, there was a failure in the supply of electricity, the tanks PD-50 were filled and the dock sharply went under the water. The fallen crane damaged part of the deck of the aircraft carrier.

The ship began to be repaired after in February 2017 returned to Severomorsk from the Mediterranean Sea, where he participated in military operations in Syria. During this campaign, Admiral Kuznetsov, according to official figures, lost two deck fighters. In the campaign, the cruiser smoked greatly .

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After an emergency on a floating dock, the aircraft carrier was delivered to the 35th shipyard near Murmansk. On the ship, it was planned to replace and repair the elements of the main energy installation, modernize the electric power system, radio engineering weapons and air defense systems, install and modernize "means that ensure the operation of the aviation wing." Repair was estimated at 70 million rubles.