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Fire on board warship under construction kills one

in Mazgaon docks
INS Visakhapatnam, a stealth guided missile destroyer, is the lead warship of Project 15B
which involves construction of four such destroyers. Started in April 2015, INS Visakhapatnam
is expected to enter service with the Indian Navy by 2021.
By Express News Service | • Mumbai |
Updated: June 22, 2019 5:41:34 am

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Fire Brigade o cials and Navy re ghters were still trying to ascertain the cause of the re. (Express
Photo/Representational)

A 23-year-old contract worker died while another was injured after a re broke out on board a
warship under construction at the Mazgaon dockyard in Mumbai Friday.
O cials said the incident took place around 4 pm in Yard 12704, and the re was on the
second and third decks of the warship, INS Visakhapatnam. The body of the 23-year-old, who
hospital authorities later identi ed as Brajendra Kumar, was recovered by 7 pm.

INS Visakhapatnam, a stealth guided missile destroyer, is the lead warship of Project 15B
which involves construction of four such destroyers. Started in April 2015, INS Visakhapatnam
is expected to enter service with the Indian Navy by 2021.

Work on INS Mormugao, the second ship of the Visakhapatnam class, began in September
2016 while on INS Imphal, the third, work began in April 2019. The fourth planned destroyer is
INS Porbandar. The Mazgaon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, in a press release, said: “A minor re
incident took place on Yard 12704 (Visakhapatnam), the rst of class of Project 15B during
grinding operations in tank at MDL today at around 1600 hrs. The re was brought under
control by 1900 hrs.”

“One contract worker unfortunately succumbed, possibly due to asphyxia and burn injury, and
another suffered minor burns. An enquiry has been constituted to ascertain the cause of re,”
the MDL said.

A Fire Brigade o cial said information about the re was received at 5.44 pm following which
ve re tenders, six water tankers, one breathing apparatus, one control post and a quick
response vehicle were sent to the spot. The operation went on till late evening.

Fire Brigade o cials and Navy re ghters were still trying to ascertain the cause of the re.
Although the blaze had been curtailed, o cials said they were still encountering searing heat
and smoke at the site.

“We are also dewatering the ship. It is, however, a di cult task as only two remen can go to
the lower deck because the hatch is small. We have the Navy submarine re team and the
Mazgaon re ghting team on standby as well,” BMC Chief Fire O cer P S Rahangdale said. J J
Hospital Superintendent Dr Sanjay Surase said the contract worker, Brajendra Kumar, was
brought to the hospital around 9 pm. “He was declared dead in the casualty ward. He suffered
deep third degree burns all over,” he said.

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