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Urgent: Russian nuclear sub on fire in dock

Xinhua, April 7, 2015 Adjust font size:

A Russian nuclear submarine has caught fire at a shipbuilding complex in the northern Arkhangelsk region, and the insulation inside the bulkhead is burning, RIA Novosti reported Tuesday.

The name of the submarine remains undisclosed, and the report quoted a source as saying that the fire was most likely sparked by welding. Endi