Fire in aircraft carrier 'INS Virat'

September 30, 2013 19:39

Close on the heels of the sinking of submarine INS Sindhurakshak, in which all the 18 personnel died, a fire incident took place on country's only aircraft carrier INS Virat off the coast of Mumbai.

Sources said the fire incident took place on board the INS Virat near the officers' mess section of the warship. Navy headquarters termed the event as minor, saying there was no injury to anyone in the fire incident in the air conditioning system on the aircraft carrier last week.

The INS Virat is the country's only aircraft carrier and is over 50 years old. It has undergone several refurbishments to continue in service in view of the delays in induction of the INS Vikramaditya being procured from Russia and the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier being built in the Cochin shipyard.

On August 14, the INS Sindhurakshak sank after an explosion in its front section where torpedos are kept, leaving all the 18 personnel including three officers dead.

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