Toll in Bhankrota Tanker fire rises to 14
The LPG tanker exploded with a big bang after collision with a truck, leaving around 50 persons gravely injured.
A fire broke onboard Indian Navy’s stealth frigate INS Shivalik, but there was no major damage or any casualty, Navy officials said.
According to officials, the fire broke in a storage compartment and was controlled in time.
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“It was a minor incident, there has been no damage to men or material,” an official said.
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A Board of Inquiry has been ordered in the incident.
The lead ship of her class of stealth multi-role frigates built for the Indian Navy, INS Shivalik is the first stealth warship built by India.
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