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Updated July 14th, 2020 at 13:24 IST

Fire burns on Navy ship in San Diego, dozens hurt

Firefighters are still battling a blaze that broke out on a Navy combat ship in San Diego and injured at least 57 people. The fire started Sunday morning aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard, triggering an explosion that rocked San Diego Bay.

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Firefighters are still battling a blaze that broke out on a Navy combat ship in San Diego and injured at least 57 people. The fire started Sunday morning aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard, triggering an explosion that rocked San Diego Bay.

Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck says it apparently began in a vehicle storage area deep in the ship. The Navy says the injured include sailors and civilians, and their injuries include heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation.

Five are hospitalized Monday in stable condition. The ship was undergoing renovation and had just 160 people aboard.

All crew members were accounted for.

The San Diego Air Pollution Control District warned that concentrations of fine particulate matter could reach unhealthful levels in some areas and that people should limit exposure, staying indoors if possible.

Sobeck, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 3, said the Navy thinks the fire began somewhere in a lower cargo hold where equipment and vehicles are stored.

 

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Published July 14th, 2020 at 13:24 IST

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