Yo! DU! USS Bonhomme Richard, on fire, 3:20 eastern US

[irisblue]

The Bonhomme Richard, is on fire, my LA Times is not loading , tell me those women& men are safe

[irisblue]

1. .

https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/uss-bonhomme-richard-on-fire-at-naval-base-san-diego/509-6aec1280-f709-4e88-b9ee-2d393f942467

[James48]

2. At least one injured.

That being reported by Military Times.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/07/12/1-injured-fire-aboard-ship-naval-base-san-diego.html

[tblue37]

3. Here:

SAN DIEGO — A three-alarm fire on board the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard injured at least one sailor Sunday morning as multiple agencies responded to the blaze at Naval Base San Diego.

A spokesman for Navy Region Southwest said the location of the blaze and its extent was not known at this time.

The fire was reported shortly after 8:50 a.m., according to San Diego Fire-Rescue officials. The department said on Twitter that at least one sailor has been injured and that 150 firefighters were assigned to the blaze. A fire investigator also was dispatched.

The cause of the fire was not known. People at the scene reported hearing an explosion.

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[irisblue]

5. Thanks tblue., Preciate it.

[tblue37]

6. On another thread someone says many were injured, but I haven't seen that reported. nt

[tblue37]

4. BTW, 200 were on board. nt

[Mersky]

7. Just saw that

Hope it’s put out swiftly/that folks aboard are okay.

[tblue37]

8. Info on more injuries in this thread:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213739987#post14

[The River]

9. My Educated Guess

is that welding work set something off.
The deck is littered with work supplies and contractor gear.
Navy ships rarely just sink. They burn to death first.

[old guy]

10. My initial thought as well.

Any time cutting or welding is being done, a fire watch with extinguishers is posted. Did it many times and put out a few small fires when our boat was in the yards in Charleston SC.

[Kaleva]

12. Spent many an hour on fire watch in the Philly Naval Shipyard.

[irisblue]

11. Update

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/12/us/ship-explosion-san-diego-naval-base/index.html