MOSCOW - At least one military serviceman was killed and 12 people were injured by a fire at Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, Russian news agencies reported on Thursday .
The number of people injured in the fire rose to 12, with the majority suffering from intoxication with products of combustion, Tass state news agency reported, citing a local emergency medicine unit. After catching fire, the ship was successfully evacuated, the United Shipbuilding Corporation said earlier on Thursday, with emergency services working to tackle the blaze that began in the ship's hold.
Firefighters were finding it difficult to reach the blaze because of the heavy smoke caused by burning cables, Tass reported.
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