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Fire in two naval ships at Mumbai naval dockyard

August 14, 2013 03:00 IST

Fire broke out aboard two naval ships in Mumbai late on Tuesday night, fire brigade sources said. "We received a call shortly after midnight that fire broke out aboard two naval ships at the naval dockyard in South Mumbai," the sources told PTI.

Sixteen fire engines and nine fire tankers were rushed to the spot, the sources said, adding efforts were underway to extinguish the blaze. The cause behind the fire is yet to be ascertained, they said, adding, there are no reports of any causalities so far.

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