Police in Cumbria, UK, reported a major fire at the shipyard of defense company BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness. The incident resulted in two people being hospitalized. According to authorities, there is no nuclear threat associated with the fire.
The BAE Systems shipyard, located in northwest England, is the second-largest indoor shipbuilding facility of its kind in Europe, according to the company.
Currently, the shipyard is responsible for building four new nuclear-powered submarines of the Dreadnought class, which will replace the Vanguard class submarines in the early 2030s.
In addition, the facility is completing the last in a series of seven Astute class submarines for the British Royal Navy.
BAE Systems is the largest defense company in the UK and one of the largest in the world.
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