Fire on US naval ship off Japan's Okinawa extinguished
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E-mailTOKYO (Reuters) - A fire that broke out on the U.S. naval ship New Orleans off southern Japan's Okinawa prefecture has been extinguished, the U.S. Navy said on Wednesday.
In a statement, the U.S. Navy said the fire was extinguished with the help of Japan's Self-Defence Forces, Japan's Coast Guard and at least one other U.S. Navy ship.
Two sailors were treated for minor injuries, the Navy added.
(Reporting by Idrees Ali and Kiyoshi Takenaka; Editing by Andrew Heavens, Gareth Jones and Chris Reese)
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