Fire at South Carolina Lab Prompts Temporary Site Emergency

A fire at the Savannah River National Laboratory led to a site emergency response and temporary traffic restrictions. Officials later extinguished the fire, ended the emergency and lifted protective actions; the reports said no contamination was detected outside the affected facility or site.

• A fire at the Savannah River National Laboratory prompted a site area emergency response at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, South Carolina. (a0208fa7-4d72-4195-bb17-73103c07ace0; 9103b813-2f2d-4e86-b9ac-1dbaa54e5881)· 2 sources
• Officials said the fire was extinguished, the emergency was terminated and protective actions were lifted. The reports said no contamination was detected outside the affected facility or site. (a0208fa7-4d72-4195-bb17-73103c07ace0; 9103b813-2f2d-4e86-b9ac-1dbaa54e5881)· 2 sources
• Traffic restrictions were imposed during the response. One report also said a worker was taken to hospital with minor injuries, citing Fox News. (a0208fa7-4d72-4195-bb17-73103c07ace0; 9103b813-2f2d-4e86-b9ac-1dbaa54e5881)· 2 sources