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

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Officials said all personnel on board the warship were safe.

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

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The aircraft carrier was carrying out sea trials after it underwent a refit.

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

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It can accommodate up to 30 aircraft.

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The Indian Navy is set to commission its second aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, next month.

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