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Indian Navy submarine INS Sindhurakshak is on fire in Mumbai in this still image taken from video August 14, 2013.

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Eighteen Indian sailors were trapped after an explosion and fire on board the conventionally powered Indian submarine berthed at the coastal city of Mumbai early on Wednesday, the navy said.

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"We will not give up until we get to them," Satish said. Among the missing are three officers, according to Navy sources.

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According reports, the submarine has been damaged extensively in the fire and is submerged half under fire, which was brought under control with the help of 16 fire tenders at around 3am.

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The Navy has ordered a board of inquiry into the dockyard fire. Many sailors on board the submarine reportedly jumped off to safety.

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Some injured sailors were taken to naval hospital INHS Ashvini in Colaba. The cause of the explosion and blaze is still not known.

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At least 16 fire tenders of Mumbai Fire Brigade and Mumbai Port Trust were rushed to assist the naval fire brigade to douse the conflagration, the smoke emanating from which could be seen in many parts of south Mumbai.

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The blast was first heard ashore by deputy chief fire office PS Rahandale who was on leave and attending a private engagement near the Gateway of India promenade. He immediately alerted the fire brigade and other emergency services.

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