By Online Desk
VISAKHAPATNAM: A fire broke out in a jetty area here in the early hours of Monday gutting at least 30 fishing boats, officials said. The fire was reported at around 1 am where fishing boats were anchored.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, according to officials.
After receiving information about the blaze, firefighters rushed to the spot and doused the fire after a three-hour battle at around 4 am, Visakhapatnam District Fire Officer S Renukayya told PTI.
“We pressed 12 fire tenders into service and took help from the National Disaster Response Force and the Visakhapatnam Port Trust,” he said.
ADGP Law and Order Ravi Shankar said, “One of the ships caught fire where some boys were there late night probably they were all partying, luckily the other boatsmen came and de-anchored that ship and let it off into the sea.
#WATCH | Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour Fire: ADGP Law and Order Ravi Shankar says, “…One of the ships caught fire where some boys were there late night probably they were all partying, luckily the other boatsmen came and deanchored that ship and let it off into the sea. The… pic.twitter.com/siLEfmzhCC
— ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2023
He further added that the ship had full tanker diesel and gas cylinders. Hence, the fire had a multiplier effect and it drifted on to other ships that were parked at the jetty.
It took five hours to bring fire under control. Property worth several crores was lost due to fire. Police have registered a case and are further investigating into it.
#WATCH | Andhra Pradesh: A massive fire broke out in Visakhapatnam fishing harbour. The fire that started with the first boat eventually spread to 40 boats. Several fire tenders reached the spot to control the fire. Police have registered a case and are investigating the matter.… pic.twitter.com/1ZYgiWInOz
— ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2023
Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy expressed anguish over the incident and asked officials to conduct a detailed probe into the cause of fire.
The officer said there are no reports of any casualties so far.
(With Inputs from PTI, ENS) Follow channel on WhatsApp
VISAKHAPATNAM: A fire broke out in a jetty area here in the early hours of Monday gutting at least 30 fishing boats, officials said. The fire was reported at around 1 am where fishing boats were anchored.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, according to officials.
After receiving information about the blaze, firefighters rushed to the spot and doused the fire after a three-hour battle at around 4 am, Visakhapatnam District Fire Officer S Renukayya told PTI.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });
“We pressed 12 fire tenders into service and took help from the National Disaster Response Force and the Visakhapatnam Port Trust,” he said.
ADGP Law and Order Ravi Shankar said, “One of the ships caught fire where some boys were there late night probably they were all partying, luckily the other boatsmen came and de-anchored that ship and let it off into the sea.
#WATCH | Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour Fire: ADGP Law and Order Ravi Shankar says, “…One of the ships caught fire where some boys were there late night probably they were all partying, luckily the other boatsmen came and deanchored that ship and let it off into the sea. The… pic.twitter.com/siLEfmzhCC
— ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2023
He further added that the ship had full tanker diesel and gas cylinders. Hence, the fire had a multiplier effect and it drifted on to other ships that were parked at the jetty.
It took five hours to bring fire under control. Property worth several crores was lost due to fire. Police have registered a case and are further investigating into it.
#WATCH | Andhra Pradesh: A massive fire broke out in Visakhapatnam fishing harbour. The fire that started with the first boat eventually spread to 40 boats. Several fire tenders reached the spot to control the fire. Police have registered a case and are investigating the matter.… pic.twitter.com/1ZYgiWInOz
— ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2023
Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy expressed anguish over the incident and asked officials to conduct a detailed probe into the cause of fire.
The officer said there are no reports of any casualties so far.
(With Inputs from PTI, ENS) Follow channel on WhatsApp
