Fire alert on nuclear sub at Devonport

Damage caused by a blaze on board a nuclear-powered submarine at Devonport Naval Base was being assessed yesterday.

Firefighters were called to deal with the small fire on the Trafalgar-class submarine, HMS Talent, on Sunday evening. The sub's crew were reported to have put out the fire, which happened at around 8.15pm.

A Royal Navy spokeswoman said the fire service was called as a "routine precaution" and no one had been injured.

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