Fire Breaks Out Aboard French Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle

A fire broke out on Monday aboard the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle at the naval base in Toulon, in the Var department.

The Mediterranean maritime prefecture announced the incident. The carrier is undergoing technical maintenance at the base.

The maintenance work is scheduled to continue until the end of the year. The fire occurred while the vessel was in port for that work.

The announcement provided no details on the cause of the blaze, the extent of any damage or whether anyone was injured. It also did not indicate whether the incident would affect the maintenance schedule.