One killed, 10 injured in fire aboard Russia's aircraft carrier used in Syria

One killed, 10 injured in fire aboard Russia's aircraft carrier used in Syria
Russia's only aircraft carrier caught fire Thursday (December 12) while undergoing a refit in an Arctic shipyard, the latest accident to hit the infamous "ship of shame" known for its deployment during Russian attacks on Syrian civilians.

A serviceman died and an officer was missing after Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, caught fire in an Arctic shipyard, the Northern Fleet's press service says.

Officials said at least 10 people were hospitalized with injuries sustained during a fire that broke out on December 12 while the vessel was undergoing repairs in a shipyard in the northwestern region of Murmansk.

One of the injured was said to be in serious condition.

The president of Russia's United Shipbuilding Corporation, Aleksei Rakhmanov, said that the fire occurred during welding works.

Investigators said they had launched a probe into possible construction violations.

The Admiral Kuznetsov sustained damage during repair work last year when the floating dock holding it sank and a crane crashed onto its deck.

Emergency workers have extinguished the fire that broke out on the Russian navy's only aircraft carrier, Russian news agencies reported Friday.

The work on the ship, with a reported cost of about $1 billion, was contracted following the carrier's deployment as head of a naval group off the Syrian coast.

Based on RFE, Interfax, Reuters, and AFP

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