Ten fire crews tackled a blaze at Dungeness B nuclear power station last night (Mon, Nov 23).
The plant was shut down after a boiler fire and the station’s own fire teams were helped by crews from Kent Fire and Rescue Service.
There were no injuries among the 52 staff evacuated after the alarm was raised just before midnight.
A KFRS spokesman said the blaze had been extinguished by 2am and four fire crews remained at the scene at 9am this morning.
The station has two reactor units, one of which is currently offline for scheduled maintenance.
Martyn Butlin, of Dungeness operator British Energy, said: “A small fire started in the boiler annex of unit 22.
“We activated our usual procedure and have our fire teams on site, but we always call in Kent Fire and Rescue to double-check on what we do.
“They put out the blaze and turned off the reactor and we are looking into the cause now.
“We plan for all eventualities, including this one.”
POSTED: 24/11/2009 10:15:56
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