Fire on US Aircraft Carrier Injures 9 Sailors; Cause Sought

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), (L), the Royal Navy air defense destroyer HMS Defender (D 36), and the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) transit the Strait of Hormuz in this handout photo on Nov. 19, 2019. Zachary Pearson/U.S. Navy via Getty Images

SAN DIEGO—A fire broke out aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, resulting in minor injuries to nine sailors, military officials said Wednesday.

The blaze broke out Tuesday morning as the USS Abraham Lincoln was conducting routine operations about 30 miles (50 kilometers) off Southern California, the Navy said in a statement.