MAYPORT, Fla. — Five people were taken to the hospital after a ship fire near Mayport on Monday morning.
Officials at Naval Station Mayport said there was a fire onboard the USS Winston S. Churchill around 10:40 a.m.
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The crew on the ship “extinguished the fire and de-smoked the affected spaces,” according to a news release from NS Mayport.
NS Mayport said in its news release, “The Navy is investigating the cause of the fire and determining the extent of the damage.”
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