Fourteen sea-men have died in a fire on a deep submersible, Russia’s defence ministry said Tuesday, adding the vessel was currently at a military base in the northern city of Severomorsk.
“On July 1, a fire broke out during biometric measurements on a scientific research deep-sea submersible,” the defence ministry said.
Fourteen submariners died as a result of poisoning from the fumes of the fire, a ministry spokeswoman confirmed to AFP.
The fire has been put out, the ministry said, adding an investigation is underway.
