Indian Navy provides assistance in fire fighting at Duvvada SEZ

Indian Navy provides assistance in fire fighting at Duvvada SEZ

Navy fire tender fighting the fire

Nine fire tenders of Indian Navy were deployed in fire fighting at Biomax Company in Special Economic Zone, Duvvada, Visakhapatnam. A huge fire broke out from 12 bio-desiel tanks of Biomax Company late evening on on 26 Apr 16.  

Fire at Duvvada SEZ Visakhapatnam

On getting the news from the State Administration, the Eastern Naval Command launched two aircraft for aerial reconnaissance  and  assessment of the extent of fire. Navy's Quick Reaction Team (QRT) and an ambulance with medical team were rushed to the site of the fire accident along with the fire tenders. Naval hospital, INHS Kalyani has been kept standby for providing assistance in case of medical emergency. Fire tenders are being replenished and turned around. Additional fire tenders are kept standby for deployment.