A FIRE broke out on board a £1bn submarine in Barrow last night.
Five
fire engines raced to the Devonshire Dock Hall after the fire started
in cabling and ducting inside the Astute class submarine Ambush.
A Cumbria Fire and Rescue service spokesman said the fire was
eventually put out by two firefighters with a hosereel, and BAE staff
also deployed a fine water spray system.
An investigation has begun into how the blaze started, which is the
second of its class and is expected to be rolled out and launched later
this year.
A fire spokesman said: “Thankfully the fire was not deep inside the
submarine but as you can imagine it was not the easiest place to fight
a fire. It was a small fire and there was no damage to the
superstructure.“ (source timesandstar)
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