10 cabins and engine room gutted
Special Correspondent
Port Blair/ Kolkata, May 15: A fire broke out in M V Harshavardhana, a passenger vessel of the Shipping Corporation of India, this afternoon at Khiddirpore dock, Kolkata. The ship was anchored for 18 days at the dock for repairing.
According to sources, the incident took place at around 10.30 am. Three fire tenders of KoPT and six engines from West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services brought the fire under control after seven to eight hour long struggle. No casualties were reported, sources added.
According to report 10 cabins including the cabin of the captain of the ship and the engine room has been gutted. Meanwhile, the sailing of MV Harshavardhan on 22nd May 2012 has been cancelled.
According to report it is believe that the reason behind the fire was short circuit.
