"Seventeen Sailors and four civilians are being treated for non-life threatening injuries at a local hospital," the US Navy said in a statement.

Naval Base San Diego, which locals refer to as 32nd Street Naval Station, is the second-largest Surface Ship base of the United States Navy and is located in San Diego, California.

Military sailors are trying to save Navy warship ravaged by the fire. Federal Fire Department San Diego and the U.S. Its million gallons of oil on board spilling into San Diego harbor, resulting in a major environmental disaster. Navy Sailors have conducted numerous firefighting operations, making significant progress with the help of aerial firefighting operations conducted by U.S. Navy helicopters.