In yet another mishap aboard a vessel at the Mazgaon dockyard, a navy commander lost his life and two other officials from Mazgaon Dock Limited (MDL) took ill after a gas leak in an under-construction warship anchored near the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) a little after 12.30 pm on Friday.
<img title="Aslam Kazi (52) was rushed to Byculla&rsquo;s Prince Aly Khan Hospital, where he is recuperating in the ICU" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2014/mar/Aslam-Kazi.jpg" alt="Aslam Kazi (52) was rushed to Byculla&rsquo;s Prince Aly Khan Hospital, where he is recuperating in the ICU" /> Aslam Kazi (52) was rushed to Byculla&rsquo;s Prince Aly Khan Hospital, where he is recuperating in the ICU
The incident, which occurred aboard INS Kolkata-class destroyer due to be commissioned this month claimed the life of 42-year-old Kuntal Wadhwa, a resident of Naval Officers Residential Area (NOFRA) at Navy Nagar. He was declared dead at Fort&rsquo;s St George Hospital.
Another navy staffer, Aslam Gafar Kazi (52), was shifted to Byculla&rsquo;s Prince Aly Khan Hospital around 2 pm, where he is in the intensive care unit. Preliminary inquiries revealed that the commander and staffers were on board INS Kolkata (Yard 701) at MbPT, and a technical snag led the gas in its carbon dioxide chamber to leak.
Dr T P Lahane, dean of JJ Hospital, said, &ldquo;Wadhwa died due to suffocation and his body is being shifted to the hospital for post-mortem to determine the exact cause of death.&rdquo; A doctor from Prince Aly Khan Hospital said that Kazi&rsquo;s condition was stable and would be observed for the next for 24 hours.
Kazi said, &ldquo;The incident took place in the afternoon on board INS Kolkata where machinery trials were being held. When I got on board, I noticed there were three gas cylinders. A few minutes later, I felt suffocated after inhaling the gas and had to be rushed to hospital.&rdquo;
A rescue team swung into action and found the naval officials in an unconscious state, but their efforts couldn&rsquo;t save Wadhwa. A high-level inquiry has been ordered into the incident. The Yellow Gate police have registered a case under Section 174 (accidental death) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

In yet another mishap aboard a vessel at the Mazgaon dockyard, a navy commander lost his life and two other officials from Mazgaon Dock Limited (MDL) took ill after a gas leak in an under-construction warship anchored near the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) a little after 12.30 pm on Friday

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