BAE Says All Accounted For in Fire at Nuclear Submarine Shipyard
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BAE Systems Plc said that all workers at its Barrow-in-Furness site had been accounted for after a fire broke out at the facility that builds nuclear submarines.
The company was working with emergency services to deal with the fire, and the area around the Devonshire Dock Hall had been evacuated, a spokesperson said in an email. Two workers had been taken to hospital for suspected smoke inhalation, with one subsequently being released, the spokesperson said.