Firefighters will battle blaze on board USS Bonhomme Richard for DAYS as Navy confirms 57 people have been injured after explosion during routine maintenance at San Diego Naval Base — John’s Navy and other Maritime or Military News

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

Lots of photos on https://www.2242njc.com/ Federal and Navy firefighters are continuing to battle a ferocious blaze aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard on Monday morning The inferno could continue to burn for several more days, officials warned More than 160 people had been aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard docked at the San Diego Naval Base in […]

via Firefighters will battle blaze on board USS Bonhomme Richard for DAYS as Navy confirms 57 people have been injured after explosion during routine maintenance at San Diego Naval Base — John’s Navy and other Maritime or Military News.

As of an hour ago, the fire was still going.

 

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7 Responses to Firefighters will battle blaze on board USS Bonhomme Richard for DAYS as Navy confirms 57 people have been injured after explosion during routine maintenance at San Diego Naval Base — John’s Navy and other Maritime or Military News

  1. SLIMJIM says:
    October 6, 2020 at 5:23 PM

    Sad that this ship ended up being so badly damaged…

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    Reply

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