Fire breaks out on Russian nuclear submarine
No injuries or radiation leaks are reported after blaze on Tomsk submarine in Bolshoi Kamen
Associated Press in Moscow
The Guardian, Monday 16 September 2013 08.44 BST
Russia's Kursk submarine, of the same class as the Tomsk, which sank in 2001. Photograph: AP
A fire has broken out on a Russian nuclear submarine undergoing repairs, but no injuries or radiation leaks have been reported.
Russian news reports said the fire on the Tomsk submarine at repair yards in the Pacific coast city of Bolshoi Kamen had been extinguished with foam on Monday.
The Tomsk, capable of firing cruise missiles, has been undergoing repairs since 2010.
Reports said all its weaponry had been removed and the reactor was shut down, although it was not clear if any nuclear material remained in the reactor.
The Tomsk is of the same class as the nuclear submarine Kursk, which sank in 2001 in the Barents Sea after an explosion, killing all 118 people on board.
