<p>Three persons including a navy personnel today received burn injuries after a fire broke out onboard INS Ganga, which was going through routine maintenance and refit at the Naval Dockyard here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>According to naval sources, the incident occurred around 11:50 AM when welding work was going on onboard the naval ship.<br /><br />"During the welding work, the (welding) gun took time to ignite and when it did, thick flames erupted from the gun, injuring three people including two civilians," the sources said.<br /><br />"It was a minor accident in which three people sustained burns. They have been taken to the naval dispensary for first said," the sources added.<br /><br />INS Ganga was deployed for patrolling the Gulf of Eden in 2012 to protect the marine jurisdiction from the Somali pirates.</p>
<p>Three persons including a navy personnel today received burn injuries after a fire broke out onboard INS Ganga, which was going through routine maintenance and refit at the Naval Dockyard here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>According to naval sources, the incident occurred around 11:50 AM when welding work was going on onboard the naval ship.<br /><br />"During the welding work, the (welding) gun took time to ignite and when it did, thick flames erupted from the gun, injuring three people including two civilians," the sources said.<br /><br />"It was a minor accident in which three people sustained burns. They have been taken to the naval dispensary for first said," the sources added.<br /><br />INS Ganga was deployed for patrolling the Gulf of Eden in 2012 to protect the marine jurisdiction from the Somali pirates.</p>