Highlights
- A fire incident was reported onboard Indian Navy's INS Vikramaditya
- The incident occurred during a routine sortie
- A board of inquiry has been ordered by the Indian Navy
INS Vikramaditya Fire: A fire incident has been reported on-board the Indian Navy's aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, PTI quoted officials as saying.
According to initial reports, no casualties have been reported.
During a planned sortie for conducting trials, an incident of fire was reported onboard INS Vikramaditya on Wednesday. The ship was operating off the Karwar coast. No casualties have been reported.
Officials said the ship's crew brought the fire under control using onboard firefighting systems. More to follow
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