USS Bonhomme Richard on fire at Naval Base San Diego

[LaSportsman]

Sad to watch. Fortunately, no serious injuries reported. Still burning. This link is from the U.S. Naval Institute but San Diego news stations are streaming a helicopter feed of the ship.

UPDATED: 21 Taken to Hospitals as Firefighting Effort Continues in USS Bonhomme Richard Fire - USNI News

This is the final version of this post. Click here for continued USNI News coverage of the fire on USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6). SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A fire that broke out Sunday morning in amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) sent 17 sailors and four civilian workers to local...

news.usni.org

 

[Little Big Man MT Chris]

Don’t see that every day

 

[LaSportsman]

Worst non-combat fire on a ship, at least in modern era. Still burning and forward part of superstructure has collapsed.

 

[fmnjr]

I saw that....glad nobody is seriously hurt. Ship fires, that's scary stuff.

 

[sneakypete]

Sad day, I heard on the noon news that the fire surpression system wasn’t active at the time of fire.