NYT reports that one of the US aircraft carriers has to withdraw to port due to a laundry room fire. About 600 sailors lost access to their bunks.

The fire, according to two officials, began in the vent of a dryer in the ship’s laundry facilities and quickly spread. Sailors battled the blaze for more than 30 hours, officials and sailors said.

The Navy did not respond to a request for comment. Central Command said in its statement that the fire caused “no damage to the ship’s propulsion plant, and the aircraft carrier remains fully operational.”

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[–] 15 points 7 months ago (6 children)
  • [–] 18 points 7 months ago (5 children)

    Yeah, the ones the vent doesn't catch fire

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Well, are there any design constraints? What are they?

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  • [–] 9 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Well, non-flammable vents for one thing

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago

    Or maintaining vent filter cleaning schedules.

    This happens in homes as well. I knew a family who lived in a semi-remote Ontario area whose 2 yr old house burned to the ground because someone put a load into the dryer, then left for work. By the time the volunteer fire dept got there it was too late.

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