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A naval interceptor boat caught fire, hurting two at Princep Ghat here, near the Eastern Command Army headquarters, on Tuesday morning.
The interceptor speed boat was one of the two boats the Navy hired from a private agency. The two hurt men were of the agency and have been admitted in a city hospital. Their condition is stated to be serious. "No personnel of the Indian Navy are hurt. The boat was under maintenance and not on patrolling duty on the Hooghly river," sources said.
The reason behind the fire is yet to be ascertained. Two fire brigade engines brought the fire under control.
The incident at a time of heightened Indo-Pak war tensions has caused huge military deployment near the site of fire. The site of the incident is close to Fort William, headquarters of the Eastern Command of the Indian Army.
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cit...-catches-fire-in-kolkata-1524962.html?pm=home
The interceptor speed boat was one of the two boats the Navy hired from a private agency. The two hurt men were of the agency and have been admitted in a city hospital. Their condition is stated to be serious. "No personnel of the Indian Navy are hurt. The boat was under maintenance and not on patrolling duty on the Hooghly river," sources said.
The reason behind the fire is yet to be ascertained. Two fire brigade engines brought the fire under control.
The incident at a time of heightened Indo-Pak war tensions has caused huge military deployment near the site of fire. The site of the incident is close to Fort William, headquarters of the Eastern Command of the Indian Army.
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cit...-catches-fire-in-kolkata-1524962.html?pm=home