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A major fire broke out on an under-construction naval warship at Mazagon Dock on Friday evening, causing the death of a worker. Twenty-three-year-old contract worker Brajendra Kumar passed away, possibly due to asphyxia and burn injuries. The blaze broke out at around 5.30 pm and spread on to another deck of Yard 12704, which will be christened as Indian Naval Ship (INS) Visakhapatnam when commissioned. This stealth destroyer is the first of its class of destroyer of Project 15B and will have a displacement of 7,300 tonnesWARSHIP ON FIRE The blaze broke out at Yard 12704, which will be christened INS Visakhapatnam when commissioned. A total of four destroyers have been ordered under Project 15B, whose total estimated cost is Rs 29,340 crore..