3 injured as fishing boat catches fires in Andhra's Kakinada
Friday - January 22, 2021 4:30 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh), Jan 22 (IANS) Three fishermen were injured on Friday when a fire broke out on their boat in Kakinada Port in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district, police said."Diesel spilled on the boat's floor as the three filled the vessel's tank around 1 pm. As they tried to jump-start the engine with the help of wires attached to a battery, sparks flew and set the spilled fuel ablaze," a police official said.Firefighters rushed to the spot to extinguish the fire as Kakinada Port police shifted the injured to a hospital.A fisherman who saved himself by jumping into the water was brought to the shore with the help of onlookers.
--IANS sth/tsb
--IANS sth/tsb
