‘Significant’ fire reported at UK shipyard building nuke-powered subs

LONDON (AP) — Two people have been hospitalized after a fire broke out at the shipyard that builds Britain’s nuclear-powered submarines, but there is “no nuclear risk,” police said Wednesday.

Cumbria Constabulary said a “significant” fire broke out soon after midnight at the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, northwest England.

Video shared on social media overnight showed flames shooting out from the Devonshire Dock Hall building while alarms blared.

“When I opened the front door, we just saw a lot of black smoke,” said Donna Butler, who lives next to the shipyard. “It was a lot of black smoke, like really thick black smoke, and it was very loud.”

The force said two people were taken to hospitals with suspected smoke inhalation and there were no other casualties. It advised people living nearby to stay indoors and keep doors and windows closed.

The 150-year-old shipyard, about 220 miles (350 kilometers) northwest of London, is currently building several nuclear-powered submarines for the Royal Navy. It is also where the four subs that carry the U.K.’s nuclear missiles were constructed, and where replacements for those vessels, due to enter service in the 2030s, are being constructed.

伦敦（美联社）——英国核动力潜艇建造厂发生火灾，两人被送往医院，但警方周三表示“没有核风险”。

坎布里亚郡警方称，午夜过后不久，位于英格兰西北部巴罗因弗内斯的 BAE 系统造船厂发生了一起“重大”火灾。

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“我打开前门时，就看到很多黑烟，”住在造船厂隔壁的唐娜·巴特勒说。“黑烟非常多，很浓，而且声音很大。”

警方表示，两人因疑似吸入浓烟被送往医院，没有其他人员伤亡。警方建议附近居民待在室内，并关闭门窗。

这家拥有150年历史的造船厂位于伦敦西北约350公里（220英里）处，目前正在为英国皇家海军建造数艘核动力潜艇。英国的四艘核导弹潜艇也是在这里建造的，而这些潜艇的替代舰艇（预计将于2030年代服役）也正在这里建造中。