TOKYO (Reuters) -A fire that broke out on the U.S. naval ship New Orleans off southern Japan’s Okinawa prefecture has been extinguished, the U.S. Navy said on Wednesday.
In a statement, the U.S. Navy said the fire was extinguished with the help of Japan’s Self-Defence Forces, Japan’s Coast Guard and at least one other U.S. Navy ship.
Two sailors were treated for minor injuries, the Navy added.
(Reporting by Idrees Ali and Kiyoshi Takenaka Editing by Andrew Heavens, Gareth Jones and Chris Reese)
Disclaimer: This report is auto generated from the Reuters news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.