The cause of the fire and the current state of Minsk remain unknown. Local authorities said the fire broke out around 4:00 p.m. local time, that there were no casualties and that the incident is under investigation.
Pictures and internet videos show the extent of the fire on the former aircraft carrier:
#UPDATE : A fire has erupted aboard the former Soviet Kiev-class aircraft carrier Minsk, which has been languishing in a man-made lagoon along the Yangtze River in China for years.
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The fire broke out on August 16, around 4:00 PM local time. The blaze started while the carrier… pic.twitter.com/8e286QcFIr
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Minsk served the Soviet Navy and the Russian Navy from 1978 to 1994. She was the second Kiev-class vessel built.
From 2000 to 2016 it was turned into a theme park, known as Minsk World, in Shatoujiao, China.
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