Talk:USS Oriskany fire/@comment-2603:3022:102:4300:1D5F:8AFA:69EB:E651-20190831115451

The fire was announced  initially as a drill, and then changed to an actual event. I was on the Admirals bridge just coming on watch and with a Lt on the staff was looking down below us where the fire was reported to be. Nothing initially and then a large explosion blowing out of the stdb side below us. We were on top of it with an unobstruted view. The staff evacuated to the bridge. The Admirals wearabout were initially unknow. He was found by Sam, an enlisted member on staff and brought to safty on the bridge which was filling up with smoke from the vertilation system. Dense smoke and no way to get away from it. We lost one commisioned officer to the fire, I don't remember his name, but I delivered some of his personal belonging to be shipped home to his family. He should be remembered as being on the Admirals staff.