Fire breaks out on America's Assault Ship, Know complete matter
Fire breaks out on America's Assault Ship, Know complete matter
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The fire on the American Assault Ship (attacking ship) two days ago was so terrible that it started appearing from space. According to local time at 'USS Bonhomme Richard' at San Diego Naval Base in California, the explosion caused a fire at 9 am Sunday. It is a $ 3 billion aircraft carrier. It is also able to carry soldiers and tanks to the enemy's coast. The ship was commissioned into the US Navy on August 15, 1998. Depending on the mission requirement, the ship can carry 1,108 troops with fighters such as MV-22B Ospreys, AV-8B Harrier IIs, and CH-53E Super Stallions.

According to a US Navy statement, 61 people (38 sailors and 23 civilians) suffered minor injuries in the incident. After treating them, they have been discharged from the hospital. Authorities are trying to find out the exact cause of the fire. It is speculated that the fire was caused by a short circuit. On Sunday, when the ship was being docked for maintenance, there was a fire. To calm the flames, the help of water rains was taken from helicopters. The fire has now been controlled. For two days, emergency squads had to struggle a lot for this. In the satellite images of Sunday, the smoke of black smoke from the burning ship was seen rising in the sky.

The fire appears to have destroyed about 60% of the main deck and some of the areas below. The latest reports show that fire from two compartments is increasing rapidly in the lower deck of the ship. Satellite photos taken on Tuesday showed damage to the upper deck. Due to which the starboard turned to (right). According to US Navy sources, the fire has caused a lot of damage.

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