Second Royal Canadian Navy ship hit by fire while deployed off Europe
HALIFAX — For the second time in four days, a Royal Canadian Navy frigate caught fire while deployed off Europe.
Fire hit HMCS Toronto Monday as it neared Belfast for repairs after a power loss, following a blaze Friday on HMCS Halifax off Norway.
A military spokesman said Wednesday the fires aboard both Halifax-based ships were minor, and no one was injured. The incidents are under investigation but not connected, said Major Mark Gough.
“These are two situations that came up within a relatively short period of each other, completely unrelated,” Gough said.