Apr 17, 2026, 2:29 PM

Fire aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower injures 3 sailors

Fire aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower injures 3 sailors

TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) – Three sailors were injured Tuesday by a fire aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Navy said Thursday.

The Navy’s second-oldest aircraft carrier, commissioned in 1977, is undergoing maintenance at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va.

“On April 14, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower experienced a small fire that was immediately contained and extinguished by ship’s force and Norfolk Naval Shipyard personnel, who responded swiftly as trained,” the Navy said in a statement. “Three sailors were treated by ships medical and returned to full duty,” The Stars and Stripes Newspaper reported.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

MNA

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