On Friday, December 29, near the Russian city of

St. Petersburg

, in the port city of Kronstadt, the oil tanker "Arktika" caught fire.

This is reported by the Russian media of mass propaganda.

It is noted that the oil tanker was moored in Kronstadt for repair work.

A fire broke out on board.

According to preliminary information, two cabins with an area of ​​ten square meters are on fire.

The fire is given the second level of difficulty.

Its reasons have not yet been named. 

Andriy Kononov, head of the administration of the Kronstadt district of St. Petersburg, arrived at the extinguishing site.

However, he refused to comment on the fire, ZMP writes.

But the official noted that no casualties were reported.

We will remind you that recently there has been an increase in fires in Russia.

In particular, in the same St. Petersburg 

, a building on the territory of the "Zirka" machine-building plant was on fire.

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