Fire Breaks out at Uranium Processing Facility in Tennessee, Latest in Spate of Fires Across US

Fire Breaks out at Uranium Processing Facility in Tennessee, Latest in Spate of Fires Across US
The Jack Case Center at the Y-12 National Security Complex. U.S. Department of Energy
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Multiple emergency crews responded to a fire at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, on Wednesday.

The federal facility had all its staff—some 200 employees—evacuated in response to the fire. Some employees in adjacent buildings were also evacuated.

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