LIVE! Officer killed in explosion on board INS Kolkata at Mazgaon dock
March 07, 2014  16:04
Yet another naval accident...

A naval officer has been killed in an accident on board an operational warship. Sources said a commander rank officer of the Kolkata class destroyer was killed around 1pm on Friday in the accident.

Sources said he was killed because of possible malfunctioning of the firefighting system in the engine room of the destroyer.

The valve on top of the cardon-dioxide cylinder burst, hitting the officer on his chest, and he collapsed. The leaking CO2 would have further added to the confusion, it is believed. Read more
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