Destroyer Higgins without light and engine: Another American ship burned down

The fire knocked out the electricity and engine on the American guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins. It is reported by CBS News, citing sources.

Earlier this week, a major fire broke out on the USS Higgins, a guided-missile destroyer that is the backbone of the Navy's forward presence in Asia, US officials said. The fire knocked out the electricity and engine on the destroyer, one of the officials told CBS News, speaking on condition of anonymity, "the channel reports.

It is noted that as of Wednesday, there was no information about injuries among US military personnel.

Details about when the fire occurred, as well as the exact location of Higgins in the US Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) sources did not report. There is no information about which parts of the ship are damaged and how long it will take to repair.

According to AIS Marine, Higgins was in Singapore in February.

As EADaily reported, US Navy sailors were injured during a fire on the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, participating in the Iranian campaign. This was reported by The Washington Post.