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Russia: Fire system caused 20 sub deaths

Nov. 9, 2008
An accident that killed 20 people on a new Russian nuclear submarine was caused by a malfunctioning fire safety system that spewed out chemicals, according to an initial investigation, officials said Sunday.
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