Following Refit, Carrier's Engine Room Catches Fire

A fire broke out in the engine room of HMS Ark Royal just hours after the carrier returned to sea following a seven-month refit, reports the New (Portsmouth, U.K.).

The small fire in the aft engine room was quickly extinguished, according to sailors aboard the aircraft carrier.

No serious damage was caused, according to a navy spokesman.

The Ark Royal was en route to two weeks of marine and engineering tests off the southwest coast of the U.K. when the fire was discovered. ...