Seventeen sailors and four civilians suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a fire began and an explosion erupted on the USS Bonhomme Richard docked at the San Diego Naval Base in California on Sunday morning, a US Navy official says.
There were 160 people on board the USS Bonhomme Richard docked at the San Diego Naval Base in California when a fire started and there was an internal explosion around 8:30 a.m.., Commander of Expeditionary Strike Group Three, Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck said in a press conference on Sunday night.Everyone on board was accounted for, but 17 sailors and four civilians suffered non-life threatening injuries, according to Sobeck.
— Naval Surface Forces July 12, 2020 San Diego Fire Chief Colin Stowell told CNN's Erica Hill that the USS Bonhomme Richard could burn for days"down to the water line" after an explosion on Sunday.Read MoreStowell said"as soon as the personnel started getting off the ship, there was an explosion.
— USNavyCNO July 12, 2020 As of 11:30 p.m. Sunday, defensive operations continued on the ship with two helicopters from the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Three providing water buckets to aid in the fight, according to a Naval Surfaces Forces tweet.Flames are being fueled by office supplies and other items from the lower vehicle storage area where the fire started, Sobek said.While investigators know where the fire started, they have not yet determined the cause of the fire.
— SDFD July 12, 2020 A shelter in place was ordered Sunday evening for all non-responding personnel at the base to maintain an 1,800-yard safety perimeter as the firefight continues, Sobeck said.Two other naval ships, the USS Fitzgerald and the USS Russell, had to move farther away because they were threatened by the burning Bonhomme Richard, a media update from the navy said Sunday afternoon. One moved around 1 p.m. and the second moved 30 minutes later.
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