Four sailors treated and released following suspected hot-work fire aboard USS Gettysburg
Geoff Ziezulewicz
A small fire aboard the guided-missile cruiser Gettysburg sent four sailors to the hospital last week, where they were treated and released, officials said. (Navy)
Four U.S. sailors were transferred to the hospital and later released last week after “a small fire” broke out in the machinery space aboard the guided-missile cruiser Gettysburg, officials said.
Gettysburg was undergoing a maintenance and modernization availability at BAE Systems Ship Repair-Norfolk, Virginia, Wednesday when the fire broke out, according to Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center spokesman Douglas Denzine.
While the incident remains under investigation, Denzine said in an email that the fire is believed to have been caused by sparks from hot work.
The four Gettysburg sailors were taken to a local hospital where they were treated and released, he said.
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