Fire erupts on new Russian icebreaker at St. Petersburg

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Two people were injured after a fire erupted onboard the new Russian diesel-electric icebreaker ‘Viktor Chernomyrdin’ which is currently under construction at Admiralty Shipyards, in St. Petersburg.

The fire was first reported at about 1900 hrs Tuesday, engulfing an area of 300 square meters, on the third and fourth of the ship’s decks, according to Russian news agency TASS.

The firefighting effort from the Crisis Management Center in St. Petersburg, involving a total of 110 people as well as 24...

https://safety4sea.com/fire-erupts-on-new-russian-icebreaker-at-st-petersburg/

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