A fire at the Severnaya Verf shipyard in St. Petersburg occurred on the Provorny ship under construction. This was announced on Friday, December 17, at the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC).
“At the Severnaya Verf plant there was a fire on the order under construction – a project 20385 corvette,” the message says.
It is specified that the forces of the fire-fighting team and the Ministry of Emergency Situations were involved in the work on localization and extinguishing.
The press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in St. Petersburg said that 89 people and 22 pieces of equipment were involved in extinguishing.
The fire became known earlier that day. It was noted that the area of the fire was over 80 square meters. m.
According to Izvestia, as a result of the incident, three people were injured, one of them is in a state of moderate severity, two more are in a satisfactory condition. Two victims were taken to the hospital. Previously, the workers of the plant were injured.
The Provorny missile corvette is the second ship of Project 20385. It is equipped with cruise missiles, an ultra-long-range anti-aircraft system and a powerful radar capable of detecting targets hundreds of kilometers away.
In February, sources in the military department told Izvestia that the Provorny corvette would become part of the Joint Forces Command in northeast Russia and would be based in Kamchatka. It is expected that by the end of next year, the corvette will be handed over to the fleet and will begin service in the northeastern borders of the country.
Source: IZ
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