[Tijeras_Slim]

Did they ever discover the cause?

[forgotten man]

There were reports of possible arson.

[fishtank]

Sabotage - my bet.

[Forward the Light Brigade]

China scratched one US Flattop — “Just an accident—Like at Russian Carrier.

[Lower Deck]

Did they ever discover the cause?

The article says it's still under investigation.

[fishtank]

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=arson+sabotage+uss+bonhomme+richard&t=h_&ia=web

[one guy in new jersey]

Did it have a light metal superstructure? High temperature light metal conflagrations can be impossible to extinguish in certain circumstances. Sit back and watch it burn until the fire runs out of fuel.

[antidemoncrat]

I heard one news story that said the cause was arson, but I don’t think they caught the arsonist.