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Fire at Savannah River nuclear lab triggers emergency, restricts air and rail traffic
October 29, 2026 at 06:57 AM
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 4 hours
MAMasrawy
حريق في مختبر نووي بأمريكا يقيد حركة الطيران والقطارات
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SNSky News Arabia
حريق بمختبر نووي بساوث كارولينا يقيد حركة الطيران والقطارات
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CNCNN
Fire at South Carolina nuclear site triggers emergency but no contamination found outside lab, officials say
(opens the publisher’s site)A fire at the Savannah River National Laboratory in South Carolina activated emergency procedures and restricted air, rail, and road traffic before being extinguished.
- Fire broke out Wednesday at the laboratory on the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site, a former nuclear weapons production complex.
- Officials declared an emergency at 5:39 p.m., closing facility entrances and restricting rail, river, and air traffic in the area.
- Savannah River Site said no contamination occurred outside the facility, and a Department of Energy spokesman said one person suffered minor injuries.
- The site emergency was terminated at 9:45 p.m., and traffic at all entrance barriers resumed.