China News Service, September 28. According to Agence France-Presse, French officials said that on the 26th local time, a fire broke out again when the French nuclear submarine "La Perle" was nearing completion in the Mediterranean port of Toulon.
It is reported that the nuclear submarine was severely damaged by a fire in 2020.
Toulon maritime spokesman Pierre-Louis Josselin said the fire was believed to be a quarantine area used to store food on the Pearl, and nearly 100 firefighters were dispatched to extinguish the smoldering on the ship.
Since there was no open fire, firefighters mainly sprayed water to cool the fire area.
By the evening of the 27th local time, all hot spots were extinguished by firefighters.
Joslin said, "There is no risk of radiation leakage." He explained that because the submarine's reactor is in shutdown state, although the rear of the submarine has been loaded with nuclear fuel, there is currently no risk of radioactive leakage. To further ensure that there is no such risk, the site has been Sampling was performed.
The cause of the fire is currently unknown and the French Naval Group, which is responsible for the restoration work, is investigating.
It is reported that the "Pearl" was launched in 1990 and commissioned on July 7, 1993.
When the fire broke out, the "Pearl" was under repair, and this repair was caused by another previous fire.
On June 12, 2020, a fire broke out on the "Pearl", which was being repaired as planned at the Toulon base. After burning for 14 hours, the fire was not extinguished until the early morning of the next day, although nuclear fuel, weapons and ammunition, diesel auxiliary The aircraft, etc. have been unloaded from the boat as planned, but the extensive fire still severely damaged the submarine.