At least 11 US sailors have been injured after an explosion on board a ship at the naval base in San Diego, according to authorities. 9News
The blaze was reported shortly before 9am Sunday , said Krishna Jackson, the naval base's public information officer. A second alarm was called at 9.09am and a third at 9.51am, according to SDFD tweets
The cause of the fire was under investigation. Jackson didn't know where on the 255-metre amphibious assault vessel the fire was sparked..The USS Bonhomme Richard is an amphibious assault ship, according to the US Navy. There were 160 people on board when the fire started, according to the Naval Surface Forces. The ship, which has a crew of 1,000, was undergoing maintenance.
San Diego is the Bonhomme Richard's home port and it was undergoing routine maintenance at the time of the fire.Continue reading
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