Three fishing trawlers were gutted and two were damaged beyond repair as a fire broke out at the new jetty in Mangrol town of Junagadh district on Friday night. One of the boats parked at the jetty suddenly caught fire which spread further to four more boats parked close by. The fire was so massive that fire fighters from Chorwad, Keshod, Junagadh and Veraval had to be called in to douse the flames.
Three boats were completely damaged while fire in two other boats were doused before they were gutted. Sources said that the salvaging activity continued till early Saturday morning. Fire officials are investigating the cause of fire.