MOSCOW (AP) – A fire broke out aboard a Russian nuclear submarine, killing two crew members but causing no radiation threat, Russian news agencies reported Sept. 7.
The fire occurred on the Daniil Moskovsky submarine of the Northern Fleet, which plies Russia’s northern and Arctic waters, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.
It erupted on the night of Sept. 6 in a mechanics room and was put out by around midnight, Interfax reported, citing the Russian Navy’s Northern Fleet.
“There is no threat of nuclear contamination,” Interfax quoted an unnamed Fleet spokesman as saying.
The ship’s nuclear reactor was shut down and the vessel was being towed along the surface of the water to its base at Vedyayevo, the agencies reported.
Nobody could be reached immediately at Russian naval headquarters for confirmation.
