Video of Four days USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) Fire at 1080p 60fps.

On 12 July 2020, an explosion occurred about 8:50 a.m. aboard Bonhomme Richard Wasp-class Amphibious Assault American Navy Ship. while in home port at Naval Base San Diego undergoing maintenance. The resulting fire was fueled by paper, cloth, rags or other materials, not fuel oil or other hazardous materials, Rear Admiral Philip Sobeck, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 3, told reporters that evening. Since the ship was in maintenance, on-board fire-suppression systems had been disabled, delaying the onset of firefighting efforts, according to Admiral Sobeck. The day the fire erupted, 17 sailors and four civilians were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries; all but five were released by morning of the next day, Navy officials said. By 14 July, the number of injured had risen to 61, as more people were treated for minor injuries, including heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation, the following day. On 14 July, extensive firefighting efforts continued aboard the burning ship. Sobeck