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Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) suffered a fire this week while undergoing a maintenance availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va., USNI News has learned.

There was a small fire onboard the carrier Tuesday, a Navy spokesperson confirmed to USNI News. The ship’s force and Norfolk Naval Shipyard personnel immediately contained and extinguished the fire, the spokesperson said.

Three sailors were injured as a result of the fire. The sailors were treated by the ship’s medical team and returned to full duty, according to the spokesperson.

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