Police said that although a significant fire is still burning at BAE Systems shipyard Barrow-in-Furness in northwest England where the new generation of British nuclear submarines are built, there is no nuclear threat from this incident.

Cumbria Police in the UK said that in a press release that two people were taken to hospital for suspected smoke inhalation. There were no other injuries.

Police said everyone had been evacuated and accounted for from the Devonshire Dock Hall.

According to BAE, the site at Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria manufactures Royal Navy Astute and Dreadnought subs.

Police said that the incident was reported by police at 12:44 local time.

BAE didn't immediately respond to our request for comment.

The police have warned residents to stay indoors. (Reporting and editing by Christopher Cushing, Mrigank Dhaniwala, and Jahnavi Ndumolu from Bengaluru)

(source: Reuters)