Anchored in California Fire on U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship Multiple injuries July 13 at 5:13
A US Navy amphibious assault ship berthed in western California, USA, had a fire, and local fire departments said there were multiple injuries.
A fire broke out around 9 am on the 12th and 1 am on the 13th in Japan on the US Navy's assault landing ship, "Bonom Richard," which was moored at a naval base in San Diego, California.
From the video of the scene, you can see that the hull is wrapped in smoke, and you can see that fire fighting activities are continuing from the sea.
In addition, some media reported that an explosion sound was heard.
The Bonhomme Richard is a large warship capable of carrying helicopters and other aircraft with a displacement of more than 40,000 tons.It was deployed at the Sasebo base in Nagasaki prefecture from 2012 to 2018, but after that, it was a naval base in San Diego. Had been moved to.
Firefighting continued at 5 am JST, with local firefighters announcing that multiple crew members were injured and being treated.
So far, the cause of the fire is unknown.