The MHC-3500 tanker is on fire at Severodvinsk, the regional Arkhangelsk EMERCOM’s press service said. According to preliminary information, the tanker is laden with 34 tons of fuel used for heating the vessel during the winter and 2 tons of diesel fuel.
The tanker’s crew - 23 people. There were 4 people on board when the ship took fire. The local emergency agency said the hotbed of fire was in the engine room. Two men trying to cope with the fire suffered hands burns and other injuries. The victims were not hospitalized.
Specifications of vessel: length - 58 m, beam - 9,2 m, draft 2,8 m. The ship was built in the 50s. There are 64 firefighters and 14 vehicles at the site trying to put out the fire.