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Nuclear sites are a major safety concern, campaigners warn following submarine shipyard fire
A view of BAE Systems' Barrow-in-Furness shipyard in Cumbria, October 30, 2024, after two people have been taken to hospital following a fire which broke out at the nuclear submarine shipyard at about 12.45am on Wednesday
“At local level, it’s different."
NUCLEAR sites are a major safety concern, campaigners warned today after a fire broke out at a submarine shipyard.
Two people were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation after emergency services were called to the fire at the BAE Systems nuclear submarine shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, early this morning, police said.
Footage on social media showed flames shooting out from the building, alarms blaring.
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