Mumbai: Fire on naval ship INS Ganga, three injured

Mumbai: Fire on naval ship INS Ganga, three injured

Three people including a navy personnel on Friday received burn injuries after a fire broke out onboard INS Ganga, which was going through routine maintenance and refit at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.

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Mumbai: Fire on naval ship INS Ganga, three injured

Mumbai: Three people including a navy personnel on Friday received burn injuries after a fire broke out onboard INS Ganga, which was going through routine maintenance and refit at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.

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According to naval sources, the incident occurred at around 11:50 am when welding work was going on onboard the naval ship.

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“During the welding work, the (welding) gun took time to ignite and when it did, thick flames erupted from the gun, injuring three people including two civilians,” the sources said.

“It was a minor accident in which three people sustained burns. They have been taken to the naval dispensary for first said,” the sources added.

INS Ganga was deployed for patrolling the Gulf of Eden in 2012 to protect the marine jurisdiction from the Somali pirates.

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