Seven Injured After Fire Ravages US Nuclear Submarine -- Daily Mail
Seven people, including five firefighters, have suffered injuries after a fire engulfed a docked U.S. Navy nuclear-powered submarine.
Firefighters swarmed the USS Miami - an attack submarine docked at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine - after the fire broke out shortly before 6 p.m. on Wednesday.
It is not yet known how the fire, which has now been extinguished, started but a full investigation is underway. The nuclear reactor remained stable throughout the incident, officials said.
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More News On The Fire Aboard The USS Miami
Nuclear Sub May Have to Be Scrapped After Fire -- Military.com/AP
Firefighters offer harrowing account of Maine sub blaze as investigators work to assess damage -- Washington Post/AP
Dangerous battle in a 'burning cylinder' -- Portland Press
For firefighters, intense heat, heavy smoke, narrow passages -- Kennebec Journal
Los Angeles-Class Nuclear Sub USS Miami Catches Fire in Dry Dock -- Defense Update
US nuclear sub ablaze in Portsmouth shipyard (PHOTOS) -- RT
Extent of submarine fire damage not clear -- Navy Times/AP
Snowe: Admiral vows Navy will repair USS Miami -- Sea Coast Online
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