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Six hours needed to put out fully submarine fire - Shoigu

Six hours are needed to put out fully the fire onboard the Yekaterinburg nuclear submarine

MOSCOW, December 30 (Itar-Tass) —— Six hours are needed to put out fully the fire onboard the Yekaterinburg nuclear submarine, Russian Minister of Emergency Situations Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting of the federal emergency response headquarters on Friday.

“According to preliminary reports, five-six hours are needed to put out fully the fire,” he said. The minister noted that the submarine hull is being cooled down with 200 litres of water being poured on it per second. “Fire- fighting efforts continue,” the minister concluded.