Fire reported on board India's aircraft carrier with no casualties

A small fire was reported on India's aircraft carrier "INS Vikramaditya" on Wednesday, though no casualties were reported, said the Indian Navy in a statement.

"During a planned sortie for conduct of trials at sea, an incident of fire was reported onboard INS Vikramaditya on July 20. The ship was operating off Karwar in South India. The fire was brought under control by the ship's crew using onboard fire fighting systems. No casualties have been reported," the statement said.

"A board of inquiry has been ordered to investigate the incident," it added.

A young naval officer had died when a fire broke out on board the solitary aircraft carrier in April 2019.

INS Vikramaditya is a modified Kiev-class aircraft carrier purchased by India from Russia.