IN PHOTOS: Nearly 30 boats gutted in Visakhapatnam harbour fire

Updated On: 20 November, 2023 01:01 PM IST | Sanjana Deshpande

A fire broke out at the Visakhapatnam fishing harbour late last night. Pics/Agencies :: Text: ANI

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A fire broke out at the Visakhapatnam fishing harbour late last night. Pics/Agencies :: Text: ANI

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The blaze reportedly started on one of the boats where a group of individuals were allegedly partying, according to a police official.

<p>Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Law and Order Ravi Shankar told ANI that one of the ships caught fire where some boys were present late at night. </p>

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Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Law and Order Ravi Shankar told ANI that one of the ships caught fire where some boys were present late at night.

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He added, `Luckily, the other boatmen came and deanchored that ship and let it off into the sea.`

<p>The ship had full tanker diesel and gas cylinders so the fire had a multiplier effect and it drifted on to the other ships that were parked at the jetty, ADGP added.</p>

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The ship had full tanker diesel and gas cylinders so the fire had a multiplier effect and it drifted on to the other ships that were parked at the jetty, ADGP added.

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The situation was finally brought under control with the assistance of the Navy ship Sahara.

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Towards the end, the Navy ship Sahara also came and assisted us and because of them, we got the fire under control, the ADGP added.

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There is no loss of life at the outset. Only about 25-30 ships got gutted. We are investigating the cause of the incident, ADGP Shankar said.

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