3 injured as fishing boat catches fires in Andhra’s Kakinada

Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh), Jan 22 : Three fishermen were injured on Friday when a fire broke out on their boat in Kakinada Port in Andhra Pradeshs East Godavari district, police said."Diesel spilled on the boats floor as the three filled the vessels tank around 1 pm.

As they tried to jump-start the engine with the help of wires attached to a battery, sparks flew and set the spilled fuel ablaze," a police official said.Firefighters rushed to the spot to extinguish the fire as Kakinada Port police shifted the injured to a hospital.

A fisherman who saved himself by jumping into the water was brought to the shore with the help of onlookers.