US naval base fire extinguished but cause still unknown

Navy Ship Fire

A fire on a ship at a US naval base in San Diego has been extinguished after burning for four days and injuring more than 60 people, authorities said.

Rear Admiral Philip E Sobeck called the last 24 hours of the firefight aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard “amazing”, with the blaze reaching up to 650 degrees Celsius in parts of the vessel.