17.09 Criminal Case Opened Over Russian Nuclear Sub Fire

MOSCOW, September 17 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s Investigative Committee announced Tuesday that officials, who have not been named, will be investigated on abuse of office charges over a recent fire on a nuclear submarine.

A fire broke out on the K-150 Tomsk nuclear-powered submarine Monday morning, while it was undergoing maintenance work at a dock in Russia’s Far East.

The Investigative Committee said that “violations” had been indentified in repair work to the submarine’s main ballast tanks.