Mumbai: Officials confirmed a fire started late Sunday night on board an Indian Navy ship undergoing refurbishment at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. The officials confirmed this news on Monday.
The blaze, the cause of which is not known, caused no casualties, and a probe has been ordered into the incident.
According to the official spokeswoman, the ship’s duty staff noticed the fire as they were performing standard maintenance tasks.
The fire crew on board the ship started fighting the fire right away and received assistance from neighbouring units and the Navy dockyard fire brigade.
The officials stated that the Indian Navy had launched an investigation into the incident, the fire was extinguished later, and there were no reports of injuries. The extent of the vessel’s damage is unknown.
–IANS
