The US Navy ship burning in San Diego could burn for days, 'down to the waterline,' the San Diego fire chief says. At least 18 sailors have been injured.
The sailors on the USS Bonhomme Richard had"minor injuries" from the fire and were taken to a hospital, Lt. Cmdr. Patricia Kreuzberger told CNN. All of the crew is off the ship and accounted for, according to a tweet from the US Pacific Fleet Naval Surface Forces Sunday afternoon.In a tweet, the Naval Surface Forces updated the number of sailors taken to the hospital to 18 from 11.Firefighters were battling a three-alarm fire on the ship, SDFD's Mónica Muñoz said.
— SDFD July 12, 2020 The ship could burn for days,"down to the water line," San Diego Fire Chief Colin Stowell told CNN's Erica Hill Sunday afternoon.There was an explosion just as personnel were leaving the ship, Stowell said. No personnel from any agency is left on the ship, he said."The navy is the only one that will work from the pier side, as well as the harbor PD on the fire boats, working from the water side to contain the heat of it," according to Stowell.
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