Watch live on the fire aboard USS Bonhomme Richard

A third-alarm fire has taken place aboard U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Station San Diego.

The fire is said to have started at around 0851hrs local time.

So far, eighteen people aboard the warship required medical treatment.

The fire was so massive that the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD) was called in to assist by Federal Fire.