The fire occurred Thursday in the aircraft carrier's main laundry room and was not combat related, the Navy said.
The announcement came days after Ecuador and the U.S. began joint military operations against organized crime groups in the South American country.
By Gonzalo Solano, AP
Composite Training Unit Exercise, or COMPTUEX, readies naval task forces for sustained combat and results in recommendations for deployment.
The vote forced senators to take a stand on a war shaping the fate of U.S. military members, countless other lives and the future of the region.
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