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Fire Strikes US Nuclear Bomb Production Site
A fire broke out at the Savannah River National Laboratory in South Carolina, a site historically used for producing nuclear weapons components. Emergency protocols were activated, and no off-site contamination was reported.
A fire broke out at a national laboratory in the US state of South Carolina, located within a complex previously used to produce essential parts of nuclear bombs.
The fire triggered emergency procedures, closed roads to incoming traffic, and imposed restrictions on air and rail movement in the area.
The fire erupted at the "Savannah River National Laboratory," inside the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site. A state of emergency was declared before the fire was extinguished.
No contamination was recorded outside the affected facility, according to a statement issued by the Savannah River Site.
The statement added that employees in areas affected by the fire who were not involved in handling it were sheltered in designated locations.
The Savannah River Site is a massive facility where the federal government produced materials used in nuclear weapons, primarily tritium and plutonium-239.
The laboratory is located in the northwest corner of the complex.
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