A fire has broken out on the Russian Oscar II-class nuclear submarine K-266 Oryol as it was undergoing repairs in Severodvinsk, on the northern coast of Russia:
https://twitter.com/PoornaCW/status/585432345114587136
Russian nuclear submarine on fire in northern Russia. First photos emerging. pic.twitter.com/9XXrxvHYWh
— Matthew Chance (@mchancecnn) April 7, 2015
На судоремонтном заводе «Звёздочка» в Северодвинске загорелась подлодкаhttp://t.co/RcHV1uZ09Q pic.twitter.com/eUwFguLYrx
— #говоритмосква (@govoritmsk) April 7, 2015
ФОТО: В Северодвинске горит подводная лодка http://t.co/4k0l0F3gaJ pic.twitter.com/xMuYrLCuyX
— FlashNord (@flashnord) April 7, 2015
Еще одна фотокарточка из Северодвинска: http://t.co/4k0l0F3gaJ pic.twitter.com/I1eY2Yi3vv
— FlashNord (@flashnord) April 7, 2015
A similar accident occurred in 2011:
Early reports suggest Russian nuclear sub fire caused by welding lamp. Same thing happened in 2011: http://t.co/FiHvJbvJLp
— Tom Parfitt (@parfitt_tom) April 7, 2015
Reports from the scene say Oryol’s reactors are shut down and it is not carrying any nuclear weapons. We truly hope this is actually true:
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UPDATE: No nuclear weapons on sub that caught fire at Russian shipyard http://t.co/Mtk3JTjb3M pic by Dim Prokoshin pic.twitter.com/qsCdqyY8r0
— RT (@RT_com) April 7, 2015
Russian sub on fire is not armed, Interfax told. Same was said last time, but that was questioned later http://t.co/KSWzaRJJqs via @tggrove
— Tom Parfitt (@parfitt_tom) April 7, 2015
Nuclear reactor of burning submarine at Russian shipyard shut down before fire; no ammunition aboard – @tassagency_en http://t.co/wTk4iO1Rsp
— Breaking News (@BreakingNews) April 7, 2015
https://twitter.com/AnonNotaBot/status/585431862836854784
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