Fire Damages BAE Building Hall in UK for Nuclear Submarines [Video]

A fire started shortly after midnight at the UK shipbuilding facility of BAE Systems being used for the construction of the country’s next generation of nuclear submarines. The Cumbria police and local fire services termed it a “significant fire at the site.”

The first fire calls were received at approximately 0044 on Wednesday from the massive shipbuilding facility, which encompasses six acres and is reported to be the largest operated by BAE and the second-largest indoor shipbuilding complex in Europe. Local residents reported large clouds of black smoke and seeing flames shooting from the Devonshire Dock Hall with the local fire service reporting 15 trucks had been dispatched to the site.

“There is no nuclear risk. However, people living nearby are advised to remain indoors whilst emergency services respond to the incident and keep doors and windows closed,” the Cumbria police advised on social media.

The fire was reported under …