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Saturday, January 22, 2011

Ambush evacuated after fire on board

Astute class submarineHMS Ambush, which is in the water in Devonshire Dock, Barrow, was evacuated at around 12pm yesterday when crew members activated the fire alarm.

BAE Systems Submarine Solutions, who built the submarine, said there had been an electrical fault which caused a piece of equipment in the rear of the boat to overheat.

Firefighters from Barrow’s Blue Watch crew dealt with the incident. Crew manager Steve Harrison said: “It was a small fire contained in a piece of equipment, and it caused smoke. We used a CO2 hose reel.”

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