Updated 3:08am 31 May 2012

Blaze hits vessel in shipyard

FIREFIGHTERS were called to Cammell Laird ship yard at 10am on Saturday to a fire on board a Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel.

The fire started in the aft sewage space on deck four, causing damage to cables, lagging and insulation.

There was smoke damage to the 100m-squared deck and slight smoke damage to the second and third decks.

The 28,000-tonne vessel was not carrying any cargo.

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