Russian Naval Reactor Facility Burns Down
 

So it wasn't the often ridiculed Russian nuclear program which caused this. It was wild fires which were evidently ignored close to a nuclear research facility.

If it were Tony Hayward, his children's children would be in a gulag.

Had something like that happened on Stalin's summer holiday, nobody would have ever seen the officers again. :dead:

Aside from the naval base, 48 people have perished. Not good. :cry:

Damn, these wildfires are really out of control. I guess it's just something that Russia is not used to having to combat.

That appears to be the case. Apparently they've had quite a heat wave this year. Must have turned their forests into tinder boxes.

Well at least they don't have to contend with a radioactive release as well, or at least for the moment.

I told Bernard to not go camping during his furlough! :DL

I wonder what fire fighting equipment they use?

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Or...

BE-200

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Do they really need to be dying the water the colors of the Russian flag? :-?

Methinks that was for an air show somewhere. :O:

That, or just going for style points:D

Do not underestimate the power of the Russian colors!

Their fire retardant is very patriotic. :salute:

Well it didn't burn down but they moved all the nasty stuff just in case.

Somewhere else a base did catch fire.

My inlaws have come over to us a for a couple of weeks to enjoy the normal Scottish weather. In fact it isn't too bad. About 18 degrees, and rain in the evening.