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Savannah River Site declares emergency after lab fire near Aiken
The Energy Department's Savannah River Site near Aiken, S.C., declared a site-area emergency Wednesday after a fire at its national laboratory, outlets reported, citing officials who said the blaze was out and no off-site contamination was reported.
- al.com, cleveland.com and 2 more are now reporting this
- New headline Was: “Fire Breaks Out at South Carolina Nuclear Site”
- Our desk filed its story
Wire reporting: (AP, via The Seattle Times)
The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site near Aiken, S.C., declared a site-area emergency on Wednesday after a fire at Savannah River National Laboratory, AL.com, cleveland.com and OregonLive reported1,2,3.
AL.com, citing The Post and Courier, said the fire had been extinguished and that no contamination had been reported outside the affected facility1,2,3.
AL.com said a site release and a Facebook post described employees who were not in emergency response or shutdown work as sheltered, with barricades closed to incoming traffic and rail, river and air traffic nearby restricted1.
Local residents were told to follow radio and television for any instructions from state officials, according to AL.com1.
The Advance Local outlets did not report a cause for the fire or whether the emergency later ended1,2,3.
Sources
- al.comSouth Carolina nuclear site declares emergency
- cleveland.comSouth Carolina nuclear site declares emergency
- OregonLiveSouth Carolina nuclear site declares emergency
- (AP, via The Seattle Times)Fire at South Carolina national lab on site where nuclear bomb parts were made triggers response
- New York TimesFire Breaks Out at South Carolina Nuclear Site
How it’s being reported
5 sourcesFirst reported by 
al.com
al.comFirstSouth Carolina nuclear site declares emergency
The site-area emergency near Aiken and a Post and Courier account of the fire.
com said Savannah River Site declared a site-area emergency after a fire at the national laboratory that officials said was extinguished.— al.com
AL.com said Savannah River Site declared a site-area emergency after a fire at the national laboratory that officials said was extinguished.
Leaves out Later traffic-restore and emergency-termination times reported elsewhere.
Fire at South Carolina national lab on site where nuclear bomb parts were made triggers response
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Fire Breaks Out at South Carolina Nuclear Site
Gives this outlet’s account of the story.
Where they agree
- A fire at Savannah River National Laboratory on the Energy Department's Savannah River Site near Aiken prompted an emergency response on Wednesday.
- Officials said the fire was extinguished and that contamination was not reported outside the affected facility, according to the Advance Local accounts.