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Fire on Russian aircraft carrier kills two people

MOSCOW, Dec 13 (KUNA) -- Two people were killed as a result of a fire on the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, Russia's Northern Fleet officials said Friday.
The fire broke out while carrying out repairs on the aircraft carrier, which is currently stationed at 35th Ship Repair Plant in Murmansk city, northern Russia, Interfax News Agency quoted sources from the Northern Fleet as saying.
The cause of the fire was a human error, without giving further details, the sources said.
Authorities filed a criminal case for the accident and started an investigation. (end) as.lr