A former Soviet aircraft carrier, the Minsk, which had been converted into a Chinese tourist attraction, caught fire during renovations in a waterway near Shanghai over the weekend. The carrier, anchored in a lagoon near the Yangtze River in Nantong, Jiangsu province, experienced a blaze that broke out on Friday afternoon and was extinguished about 24 hours later.
Images on social media depicted thick smoke and large flames burning on the carrier's deck, with subsequent pictures revealing extensive damage to the ship's superstructure and charred metal on its flank below the main deck. Fortunately, there were no casualties reported, and the cause of the accident is currently under investigation by local fire officials.
