HONOLULU — A fire aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier left one sailor with minor burns and 23 others with heat stress.
Sailors extinguished the fire several hours after flames were spotted Thursday near the auxiliary boiler room and air conditioning and refrigeration space in the rear of the nuclear powered ship. The Navy said the fire spread through a passageway for cables.
It also said the carrier’s propulsion plant was not damaged and the fire did not threaten the safety of the ship’s nuclear reactor. The Navy said it was investigating the cause of the fire and assessing damage to the ship.
The ship, based in Norfolk, Va., was in the Pacific headed to San Diego when the fire broke out.
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