Daily Mail: At least 17 sailors and four civilians are injured after explosion and 'very serious' fire breaks out during routine maintenance aboard USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego
* An explosion and three-alarm fire broke out on the USS Bonhomme Richard naval ship around 8.51am at Naval Base San Diego on Sunday
* At least 17 sailors and four civilians were taken to the hospital for minor injuries suffered in blaze - about 200 sailors and officers were on board the 840-foot ship Sunday morning
* The vessel was undergoing routine maintenance at the time of the fire
* By 12.30pm PST the ship was evacuated and everyone had been accounted for
At least 21 people including 17 sailors and four civilians were hospitalized with minor injuries on Sunday following a massive fire and explosion on board a Navy ship at Naval Base San Diego that sent billowing plumes of smoke and ash into the sky.
'Seventeen Sailors and four civilians are being treated for non-life threatening injuries at a local hospital,' the US Navy told CNN in a statement.
Fire and rescue crews are on the scene responding to the three-alarm fire on the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) after the blaze broke out around 8.51am, the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department said.
About 200 sailors and officers were on board the 840-foot ship Sunday morning. San Diego is the ship’s homeport.
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