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Police say there is no nuclear risk after a fire at Britain's nuclear submarine shipyard

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LONDON (AP) — Police say two people have been hospitalized after a fire broke out at the shipyard that builds Britain’s nuclear-powered submarines, but they said there is no nuclear risk. Cumbria Constabulary said the fire broke out soon after midnight at BAE Systems’ shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, …

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  1. Local News 8

    Police say there is no nuclear risk after a fire at Britain's nuclear submarine shipyard (opens Local News 8)

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    LONDON (AP) — Police say two people have been hospitalized after a fire broke out at the shipyard that builds Britain’s nuclear-powered submarines, but they said there is no nuclear risk. Cumbria Constabulary said the fire broke out soon after midnight at BAE Systems’ shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, …

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Police: 'No nuclear risk' after UK shipyard fire – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The 'significant' fire broke out in the shipyard where Britain manufactures nuclear submarines. Two people were hospitalized.

  3. KTVZ Bend

    Police say ‘no nuclear risk’ after huge fire breaks out in vicinity of UK submarine shipyard (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — A large fire has broken out at the site of one of Britain’s biggest defense companies. Emergency officials said early Wednesday that fire crews and police were responding to the blaze in the vicinity of BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness, northwest England.

  4. UPI

    British nuclear shipyard fire sends two to hospital, police say no nuclear risk (opens UPI)

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    A significant BAE Systems nuclear submarine shipyard fire just after midnight at Britain's Barrow-in-Furness sent two people to the hospital early Wednesday morning. Police said there was no nuclear risk.

  5. Voice of America

    No nuclear risk from fire at submarine yard in northwest England, police say (opens Voice of America)

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    Two people had been taken to a hospital after suffering from suspected smoke inhalation and that there were no other casualties

  6. NBC News

    Fire rages at nuclear submarine shipyard in Britain; 2 hospitalized (opens NBC News)

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    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.

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