Navy says it learned from USS Miami fire; senator wants to hold congressional hearing

Shipyard firefighters and Navy crews participated in 54 fire drills over a three-year period but nothing prepared them for an arson fire that swept through a submarine and burned for hours on end, exhausting firefighters and crippling a $900 million nuclear submarine.

Navy investigators concluded that firefighters needed to spend more time preparing for a worst-case scenario event after the May 2012 fire aboard the USS Miami at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

The Navy says it has learned lessons from the Miami fire.

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