In a tragic incident, a young Indian Navy Officer lost his life after a fire broke out onboard the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya on Friday.
Lieutenant Commander DS Chauhan died after inhaling the fumes as he led the fire fighting operation.
“Lieutenant Commander DS Chauhan bravely led the firefighting efforts in the affected compartment,” the Navy said in a statement.
It is with profound grief & regret that we report the sad & untimely demise of Lieutenant Commander DS Chauhan, a young colleague and a brave brother-in-arms, onboard INS Vikramaditya. He laid down his life fighting a fire in a machinery compartment 1/3 pic.twitter.com/E2NUPJtSFK
— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) April 26, 2019
According to reports, the fire had broken out in one of the compartments of the aircraft carrier while it was entering its home port at Karwar in Karnataka.Click Here: liverpool mens jersey