Smoke rises from the USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego Sunday, July 12, 2020, in San Diego after an explosion and fire Sunday on board the ship at Naval Base San Diego. AP PHOTOSAN DIEGO: Twenty-one people suffered minor injuries in an explosion and fire Sunday (Monday in Manila) on board a ship at Naval Base San Diego, military officials said. The blaze was reported shortly before 9 am on USS Bonhomme Richard, said Mike Raney, a spokesman for Naval Surface Force, United States Pacific Fleet. Seventeen sailors and four civilians were hospitalized with “non-life threatening injuries,” Raney said in a brief statement. He didn’t provide additional details. Previously, officials said at least one person was treated for smoke inhalation. The cause of the fire was under investigation.
