The Associated Press
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Fire broke out Wednesday on the WWII-era USS Lexington, forcing the staff and visitors to evacuate the aircraft carrier. No injuries were reported.
The fire started around 11 a.m. in a small room that contained old maps and flags aboard the decommissioned carrier, which now serves as a museum, City fire department Capt. James Brown said. He said the fire was under control about an hour later and firefighters were working to clear the smoke.
The Essex-class carrier served in World War II and the wars in Korea and Vietnam before it was decommissioned in 1991.
Brown said museum managers would decide when to reopen the museum.