Toilet paper and human error led to 11-hour USS New Orleans fire, investigation finds

Toilet paper and human error led to 11-hour USS New Orleans fire, investigation finds

The Navy said the exact cause of a fire aboard the USS New Orleans is unknown but that 100 boxes of toilet paper and crew mistakes made it worse.

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(File photo) Smoke rises from the USS New Orleans at around 6:45 pm on August 20, 2025 near Katsuren-Heshikiya, Uruma City. (Reader-provided photograph)