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Two killed in Russian sub fire Two killed in Russian sub blaze
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A fire has broken out on board a Russian nuclear submarine, killing two, the Russian defence ministry has said.A fire has broken out on board a Russian nuclear submarine, killing two, the Russian defence ministry has said.
An unnamed Northern Fleet spokesman was quoted as saying there was no threat of a radiation leak.An unnamed Northern Fleet spokesman was quoted as saying there was no threat of a radiation leak.
The ship's nuclear reactor was shut down and the vessel was being towed to a submarine base in the Barents Sea.The ship's nuclear reactor was shut down and the vessel was being towed to a submarine base in the Barents Sea.
The Northern Fleet has been dogged by a number of accidents. In 2000, the Kursk submarine sank in the Barents Sea killing all 118 people on board.The Northern Fleet has been dogged by a number of accidents. In 2000, the Kursk submarine sank in the Barents Sea killing all 118 people on board.
Last year the crew of a Russian mini-submarine stranded on the bed of the Pacific had to be rescued by the British navy.Last year the crew of a Russian mini-submarine stranded on the bed of the Pacific had to be rescued by the British navy.
The submarine, the Daniil Moskovsky, was anchored off the Rybachiy peninsula just off the border with Finland, when the fire broke out.The submarine, the Daniil Moskovsky, was anchored off the Rybachiy peninsula just off the border with Finland, when the fire broke out.
"The electric equipment of the submarine, which was in the Barents Sea, caught fire in the early hours of today," a source in the Russian Defence Ministry said."The electric equipment of the submarine, which was in the Barents Sea, caught fire in the early hours of today," a source in the Russian Defence Ministry said.
"There is no threat of nuclear contamination," Interfax quoted an unnamed Fleet spokesman as saying."There is no threat of nuclear contamination," Interfax quoted an unnamed Fleet spokesman as saying.
A warrant officer and a sailor were killed, the agency said.A warrant officer and a sailor were killed, the agency said.