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Friday, 7 March 2014

Explosion in INS Kolkata, Commander dies

INS Kolkata warship was hit by an accident at the Mazgaon Dock in Mumbai on Friday claiming the life of a Commander and hospitalisation of two dockyard employees. In the 11th incident in seven months stalking naval assets, INS Kolkata (officially called Yard 701) was undergoing fitments and trials when the mishap occurred in its engine room. Commander Kuntal Wadhwa, 42, lost his life after he inhaled carbon dioxide that was leaking from a malfunctioning unit. Navy officer Kundal Wadhva, 42, was declared dead before admission in St George Hospital at 1317 hours.

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