Major fire averted in Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam: A catastrophic situation was averted due to collective efforts by several organisations to extinguish Fire that broke out at a storage tank of East India Petroleum Chemicals (EIPL) on Sunday evening. Fire and foam tenders from industrial agencies and the Indian Navy responded promptly towards extinguishing the fire, which could have spread other vulnerable areas. Indian Navy's Seaking Helicopter was deployed with an underslung fire bucket to assist in dousing the blaze. The helicopter undertook multiple sorties from INS Dega, dropping large quantities of water and foam over the seat of the fire, bringing down the temperature and suppressing the flames. The blaze was brought under control quickly as the dousing operations continued for several hours.