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May 1,1957Brooklyn, NY, USAThe future USS Independence catches fire while under construction at the New York Naval Shipyard. The blaze begins when a cigarette butt is careless discarded at the end of the working day and lands on a pile of oily rags that had been used to wipe up grease during the installation of the ship's turbines. What began as a small fire is not noticed for hours. By the time the smoke and flames are seen rising from the ship, the blaze had already incinerated multiple compartments, including all the major machinery spaces and was in danger of spreading throughout the rest of the ship.
May 1,1957
Brooklyn, NY, USA
The future USS Independence catches fire while under construction at the New York Naval Shipyard. The blaze begins when a cigarette butt is careless discarded at the end of the working day and lands on a pile of oily rags that had been used to wipe up grease during the installation of the ship's turbines. What began as a small fire is not noticed for hours. By the time the smoke and flames are seen rising from the ship, the blaze had already incinerated multiple compartments, including all the major machinery spaces and was in danger of spreading throughout the rest of the ship.
