02-07-2019 15:47 via kvoa.com

14 killed in fire on Russian navy submersible

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military says that a fire on one of its deep-sea submersibles has killed 14 sailors.
The Defense Ministry says that the blaze erupted Monday while the vessel was performing tests in Russia’s territorial waters.
The ministry said in a statement Tuesday that the fire was extinguished thanks to the crew’s self-sacrifice.
It added that the submersible is now at the Arctic port of Severomorsk, the main base of Russia’s Northern Fleet. An official inve
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