Fire breaks out aboard USS Zumwalt at Ingalls shipyard

A fire broke out aboard USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) late Sunday night while the destroyer sat pierside at HII Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, injuring three sailors. The blaze was reported at approximately 9:45 p.m. on April 19, 2026, and was extinguished by the ship’s crew before outsid