Overview

• Fire broke out on the Russian nuclear-powered container ship and icebreaker, Sevmorput, in the northern port of Murmansk.
• The fire started in a cabin of the vessel and spread to about 30 square meters before it was extinguished.
• The fire was put out about an hour after the initial report, and there were no injuries.
• The cause of the fire and its proximity to the ship's reactor were not disclosed.
• The 260-meter Sevmorput is the only nuclear cargo ship in service.