Incident of fire reported onboard aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya

No casualties were reported in the incident

A fire broke out on board India's lone aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya on Wednesday when it was operating off the strategic Karwar base in Karnataka, officials said.

The ship was operating off Karwar. "The fire was brought under control by the ship's crew using onboard fire fighting systems. No casualties have been reported," the Mumbai-headquartered Western Naval Command said.

A board of inquiry has been ordered to investigate the incident.

The details of the extent of damage are not yet known.

(With agency inputs.)