He stated this to CNN.

According to him, there is a likelihood that the flame cannot be extinguished “for several days” until the ship burns from the inside to the waterline.

It is clarified that at the moment, firefighters on boats, as well as employees of the US Navy, are trying to put out the fire.

Earlier it was reported that the number of victims of a fire on board the landing ship USS Bonhomme Richard, located at the US naval base in San Diego, increased to 21.