Latest US #Navy press conference on the #BONHOMME RICHARD LHD6 #fire at Naval Base San Diego from RADM Philip Sobeck ended about 1120 PDT: "We still have an active fire which we are combatting both from within and externally from multiple access points...
"Right now we’re combatting two fires in different parts of the ship, one forward and one aft. The one aft we’re still investigating [to see if] it’s an actual fire or is it residual and still sort of smoking. The one forward is the one we’ve been watching and watering from...
"..external sources because we have not been able to make it to the forward part of the ship as early as today. Now that we have access to that area… teams are there with water hoses to start getting after that fire. ...
"We’ve investigated the four main engineering spaces and found no major damage. There is no threat to fuel tanks, which is well below any active fire or heat sources. ...
As to ship's condition: "Outside you don’t get the full picture. We haven’t been inside the ship enough to get a good picture. The viewable area today is much cleaner – less smoke, anything in the air. Inside we’re still fighting a major fire. Too early to tell.
No personnel are currently hospitalized. "Navy will do a through investigation to include assessing the cause of the fire, damage to the ship but right now my focus and our focus remain on putting the fire out and keeping our shipmates safe." Images via CBS8SanDiego
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