A fire occurred on board the Russian cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov, Russian media reported with reference to an emergency representative.
According to the report, 20 people were evacuated from the cruiser, no one was injured. The reasons for the fire are not yet reported. The fire of the fire was in the cabins on the left side. It was localized on an area of 6 square meters by the forces of personnel and representatives of fire services. The fire was assigned an increased rank of complexity.
two years ago – in December 2019 – on board Admiral Kuznetsov, standing on the repair in Murmansk, there was also a fire. Then two people were killed, another 14 were injured.
“Admiral Kuznetsov” – the only aircraft carriage in Russia – was commissioned in early 1991. In 2017, it was announced plans to repair and modernize the ship. It was assumed that in 2021 the ship would return to the fleet, but due to the series of incidents, these terms moved.