NAVY ASSISTS WITH FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS FOR CONTROLLING FIRE IN EIPL STATIC STORAGE TANKER
1.Fire & foam tenders from industrial agencies and the Indian Navy responded promptly towards extinguishing the fire that broke out at East India Petroleum Chemicals (EIPL), Visakhapatnam on 07 Sep.
2.On 08 Sep 25, 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.
3.The blaze has been brought under control; dousing operations are still in progress.
