On the French nuclear aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle there was a fire

At the nuclear aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle" of the French Navy, which is on scheduled maintenance at the naval base in Toulon, a fire occurred. This is reported by Le Figaro, citing data from the maritime prefecture. It is assumed that the fire occurred due to welding work in a small technical room next to the aviation hangar.

The fire alarm went off shortly before 11:30 a.m. The crew on board the ship immediately began extinguishing, the sailors were joined by fire crews of the naval base of Toulon. It took almost two and a half hours to completely eliminate the fire. The Maritime Prefecture said neither people nor the ship's nuclear installations were affected. The incident is under investigation.

Charles de Gaulle, the French Navy’s only operating aircraft carrier, is the first French surface warship with a nuclear propulsion system and has been under repair since late August and will remain in its home port until early December. In 2038, it will be replaced by the new aircraft carrier La France libre.

Ekaterina Naumova