Three Naval personnel were killed and five injured in a major fire on board Navy's largest landing ship INS Magar Wednesday evening off Vishakhapattanam coast in Bay of Bengal.

A Navy spokesman said the fire, which broke out near

the engine of the warship, was brought under control by Coast Guard and Naval ships after battling for over an hour and half.

The five injured sailors have been rushed to Naval hospital in Kalyani where condition of three was stated to be serious.