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Fire aboard USS Forrestal kills 134 in 1967 disaster
A July 1967 fire on the USS Forrestal after an electrical fault ignited fuel and a Zuni rocket misfire caused a chain of explosions. One hundred thirty four sailors died and 161 were injured, marking the Navy's worst disaster since World War II and prompting major firefighting and weapon-handling reforms. Survivors included John McCain and Ronald Zlatoper. Commander Tom Treanore returned to lead the ship, later retiring as admiral.
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Forrestal
U.S
John McCain
D-Ala
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Ronald J. Zlatoper
Tom Treanore
Navy
Farrier
Norfolk
Virginia
Gerald W. Farrier