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Business Insider: A Russian icebreaker caught fire in St. Petersburg — the latest in a series of shipyard accidents
* A fire broke out aboard an under-construction icebreaker in St. Petersburg on Tuesday.
* The flames aboard the Viktor Chernomyrdin were extinguished within a few hours.
* But the accident is the latest in a string of Russian shipyard incidents this year.
A fire aboard the under-construction Russian icebreaker Viktor Chernomyrdin engulfed a significant portion of the ship and injured at least two people before it was extinguished on Tuesday, according to Russian media reports.
The fire-alarm call came in around 7 p.m. Moscow time, or around 11 a.m. EST. Within three hours, it had reportedly been put out.
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Update: Russian Icebreaker Under Construction Bursts Into Flames, Injuring At Least Two (Warzone/The Drive)
WNU Editor: This icebreaker is/was to be the flag-ship for Russia's arctic icebreaker fleet.
