Fire disrupts operations at UK nuclear submarine shipyard
Local police reported that on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, a fire broke out at the shipyard building nuclear submarines in Barrow-in-Furness, located in the northwest of the United Kingdom. Two employees were taken to the hospital.
Police in Cumbria assured that "there is no nuclear risk," and they also encouraged residents to stay indoors and close their doors and windows.
Fire at a strategic facility
At approximately 2:30 AM Eastern Time, the BAE Systems shipyard, where the fire broke out, announced that it had still not been extinguished.
Photos published online show flames and thick, black smoke billowing from the roof of a large building on the shipyard premises.
According to company information, this is the second-largest shipyard of its kind in Europe, employing about 10,000 workers.
At the BAE Systems shipyard, key units for the British Navy, including Astute and Dreadnought-class nuclear submarines, have been built.
