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| Two in hospital after major fire at UK's nuclear submarine shipyard | |
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| A "significant fire" has broken out at the BAE Systems nuclear submarine shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, police have said. | A "significant fire" has broken out at the BAE Systems nuclear submarine shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, police have said. |
| Emergency services were called to the site, where the UK's nuclear submarines are built, at around 00:44 GMT on Wednesday. | Emergency services were called to the site, where the UK's nuclear submarines are built, at around 00:44 GMT on Wednesday. |
| Two people have been taken to hospital after suffering suspected smoke inhalation. | Two people have been taken to hospital after suffering suspected smoke inhalation. |
| Police said there was "no nuclear risk". | Police said there was "no nuclear risk". |
| Local residents are being advised to remain inside with their doors and windows closed while the incident is ongoing. A road closure is also in place at the nearby Michaelson Bridge. | |
| Images circulating on social media and purportedly shot at the shipyard showed large flames and thick smoke coming from a tall white building. | Images circulating on social media and purportedly shot at the shipyard showed large flames and thick smoke coming from a tall white building. |
| Police said the Devonshire Dock Hall, the site's main building facility, had been evacuated and that everyone inside had been accounted for. | Police said the Devonshire Dock Hall, the site's main building facility, had been evacuated and that everyone inside had been accounted for. |
| Covering around six acres, the hall is the second-largest indoor shipbuilding complex of its kind in Europe, according to BAE Systems. | Covering around six acres, the hall is the second-largest indoor shipbuilding complex of its kind in Europe, according to BAE Systems. |
| The craft to have been built in the hall include the four Vanguard Class submarines that make up the UK's Trident nuclear programme. | The craft to have been built in the hall include the four Vanguard Class submarines that make up the UK's Trident nuclear programme. |
| Four new nuclear submarines from the Dreadnought Class are currently being built at the site and are due to replace the Vanguard submarines in the early 2030s. | Four new nuclear submarines from the Dreadnought Class are currently being built at the site and are due to replace the Vanguard submarines in the early 2030s. |
| And the last of the Royal Navy's seven new nuclear-powered submarines, part of the Astute Class, is also being built at the site. | |
| BAE Systems has been contacted for comment. | BAE Systems has been contacted for comment. |
| Contacted for additional comment, the Ministry of Defence referred the BBC to BAE Systems while the incident was ongoing. | Contacted for additional comment, the Ministry of Defence referred the BBC to BAE Systems while the incident was ongoing. |