{"id":42680,"date":"2020-06-16T19:27:52","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T19:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/06\/16\/french-submarine-burns-in-unbelievably-fierce-fire-for-14-hours\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:33:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:33:35","slug":"french-submarine-burns-in-unbelievably-fierce-fire-for-14-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2020\/06\/16\/french-submarine-burns-in-unbelievably-fierce-fire-for-14-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"French submarine burns in \u2018unbelievably fierce fire\u2019 for 14 hours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PARIS \u2014 One of France\u2019s six Rubis-class nuclear-powered submarines, the Perle, burned for more than 14 hours \u201cin an unbelievably fierce fire\u201d June 12 in dry dock while undergoing major renovations by Naval Group, which were due to end in February 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere was absolutely no nuclear fuel aboard and not a single weapon. In fact the submarine was stripped bare,\u201d French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly added June 13 during a trip to the French naval base of Toulon on the Mediterranean coast to see the damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis was a fire, it was not a nuclear accident,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fire broke out at 10:35 a.m. local time at the front of the sub, which was in basin No. 3 in the Missiessy zone of the port. Workmen first noticed smoke on the lower deck.<\/p>\n\n\n\t