Fire breaks out at nuclear submarine yard in Britain

A fire broke out at a shipyard in Britain where nuclear submarines are built Asya Kovaleva

Two people were taken to hospital in the British city of Barrow-in-Furness after a serious fire broke out at a BAE Systems shipyard. Nuclear submarines are built there.

Sky News reports this. BAE Systems is one of the world's largest defence contractors.

A fire has broken out at a shipyard in Britain

Cumbria Police said there were no casualties or nuclear hazards as a result of the fire that broke out on Wednesday night.

The police added that the shipyard's employees had been evacuated and advised people living nearby to “stay at home while emergency services respond to the incident and keep their doors and windows closed.”

It is noted that the company produces a huge amount of military equipment, including nuclear submarines, fighter jets, and ships, weapons and ammunition.

At Barrow-in-Furness, the company builds the Astute and Dreadnought nuclear submarines for the Royal Navy.

Since 1963, BAE Systems has built all but three of the Royal Navy's nuclear submarines.