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| Twenty die on Russian submarine | Twenty die on Russian submarine |
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| At least 20 people have died in an incident involving the failure of a fire extinguishing system on a Russian nuclear submarine, local media report. | At least 20 people have died in an incident involving the failure of a fire extinguishing system on a Russian nuclear submarine, local media report. |
| Russian Pacific Fleet spokesman Igor Dygalo said both sailors and shipyard workers died in the incident, which occurred during sea trials. | Russian Pacific Fleet spokesman Igor Dygalo said both sailors and shipyard workers died in the incident, which occurred during sea trials. |
| He said the submarine itself had not been damaged and there had been no radiation leaks. | He said the submarine itself had not been damaged and there had been no radiation leaks. |
| Military prosecutors are investigating the incident. | Military prosecutors are investigating the incident. |
| Injured evacuated | Injured evacuated |
| The submarine, whose name and class have not been revealed, has been ordered to suspend sea trials and return to port in the far eastern Primorye territory, Capt Dygalo said. | The submarine, whose name and class have not been revealed, has been ordered to suspend sea trials and return to port in the far eastern Primorye territory, Capt Dygalo said. |
| "I declare with full responsibility that the reactor compartment on the nuclear-powered submarine is working normally and the radiation background is normal," he said, quoted by Itar-Tass news agency. | "I declare with full responsibility that the reactor compartment on the nuclear-powered submarine is working normally and the radiation background is normal," he said, quoted by Itar-Tass news agency. |
| There were 208 people on board at the time, 81 of whom were servicemen. | There were 208 people on board at the time, 81 of whom were servicemen. |
| Twenty-one injured people have been evacuated from the submarine, sources at the fleet said. | Twenty-one injured people have been evacuated from the submarine, sources at the fleet said. |
| Reports say the incident occurred in the nose of the vessel. The nuclear reactor, which is in the stern, was not affected. | Reports say the incident occurred in the nose of the vessel. The nuclear reactor, which is in the stern, was not affected. |
| A shipyard source told the RIA Novosti news agency the vessel was the K-152 Nerpa, an Akula-class submarine, but this cannot be independently confirmed. | |
| RIA said the trials were in the Japanese Sea and that the Nerpa was due to be leased to the Indian navy. | |
| Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is being kept fully informed about the incident, his press service said. | Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is being kept fully informed about the incident, his press service said. |
| Deputy Defence Minister Alexander Kolmakov and Navy Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Vysotsky are flying to the scene of the incident. | Deputy Defence Minister Alexander Kolmakov and Navy Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Vysotsky are flying to the scene of the incident. |
| Russia's worst submarine disaster happened in August 2000, when the nuclear-powered Kursk sank in the Barents Sea. All 118 people on board died. | Russia's worst submarine disaster happened in August 2000, when the nuclear-powered Kursk sank in the Barents Sea. All 118 people on board died. |