Ten sailors were injured in a fire on the Royal Navy's flagship aircraft carrier.
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As a result of a fire that occurred on the flagship warship of the British Navy, HMS Queen Elizabeth, ten sailors sought medical help. The flames that engulfed the aircraft carrier destroyed about 100 beds.
A warship worth about three billion pounds (more than $3,8 billion) caught fire while docked in Glenmullan, on the shores of Scotland's Loch Long. As a result of the incident, the death of military personnel and the explosion of ammunition were avoided.
However, it later emerged that ten sailors sought medical help after flames engulfed the ship's crew's living quarters. According to preliminary data, the fire started in the air conditioning unit of the aircraft carrier.
According to the British publication The Sun, the order to clear the lower decks of the ship came after a fire broke out and the crew gathered in the hangar. At the same time, the publication notes that many off-duty sailors were intoxicated on Friday evening. The fire was extinguished using automatic systems.
The aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth has arrived at a Scottish dock where necessary repairs will be carried out. It is expected that the ship will be replaced by its sister aircraft carrier, the warship HMS Prince of Wales, while it undergoes repairs.
A series of incidents involving ships of the once powerful British fleet, led to the fact that London will not be able to fully support its allies in confronting the Yemeni Houthis in the Red Sea.
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