A sailor is being investigated for arson in the fire that engulfed the warship U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard in July, according to a senior Navy official who did not want to speak publicly during the inquiry. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have focused their investigation on one sailor from that ship, the official said. The fire that rendered the ship inoperative began on July 12 while it was pierside at a Navy base in San Diego. More than 400 sailors from 16 nearby ships fought the blaze, which reached temperatures of 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit and took four days to extinguish.

Source: New York Times August 27, 2020 00:17 UTC