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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.

The Y-12 National Security Complex was built as part of the Manhattan Project, a U.S. government research project during World War II, that produced the first nuclear weapons.

“At approximately 9:15 a.m., one of the Y-12 production buildings had a fire in a [chemical handling] hood,” the Y-12 National Security Complex said in a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/y12nsc/posts/575660897937018?__cft__[0]=AZU27HOrO6KGFttTSj39UzepwFBoaIQR7v7RAQ3Ui0chF4BZHUVdNm7Diwkl_MAjCYdPRjNGy3N_254LkbY3a179KRHKy0rz-vJ_UIcoYkD7sqn6vfHsUM2DvbbV-CG13WHKXu1rlKlsZMOUGpgaHio7_XAX-yz3sWwa6udOgOjzUA&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R">statement</a> on Facebook.

It said in a separate <a href="https://www.facebook.com/y12nsc/posts/575627197940388?__cft__[0]=AZWWra32eaohY5g5PtdjZxMjlsTnTbjFKJHIMFs262seHmekC06PFuGdSokYjynlaxuKlaGBeXRNLRcOkCjzj6Z3YlnSLr4QVFiY0zZBcm41VcROCx2SoE5gB0hwowZO1Y3pVw8Zit1OTUUfswVHDRZF&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R">statement</a>, “Personnel have determined the event is contained to the production building,” adding that all evacuated employees “are accounted for” and that there are “no injuries or contaminations found.”

“There is no off-site impact to the public as a result of the incident,” it said.
<h2>Compound of Uranium Involved</h2>
The Y-12 complex also confirmed that a compound of uranium that employees in the Building 9212 handle was involved in the fire, and that such compounds can come in metallic or solution forms, reported NBC affiliate <a href="https://www.wsaz.com/2023/02/22/fire-breaks-out-uranium-processing-facility-tennessee/">WSAZ</a>.

Uranium fires can’t be put out with water. Instead graphite, soda ash, powdered sodium chloride, or dry powder is used.

A spokesperson for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) told news outlets that the fire started in Building 9212 of the Y-12 complex.

Building 9212 is a uranium processing building that was constructed in 1945 at the end of World War II.

According to the Department of Energy, Building 9212 is “optimized for a large nuclear weapons production mission necessary during the buildup of U.S. thermonuclear forces in the 1950’s and 1960’s.”

The building “continues to serve as one of the primary chemical processing and enriched uranium production facilities at Y-12.” It is set to be replaced by the end of 2025 by the Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) complex.

The cause of the fire is not known. Gene Patterson, spokesperson for Consolidated Nuclear Security which is contracted by the NNSA to operate the Y-12 complex, said that an investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing, reported ABC affiliate <a href="https://www.wate.com/news/top-stories/emergency-personnel-respond-to-y-12-in-oak-ridge/">WATE</a>.
<h2>Recent Fires Across US</h2>
The fire in Oak Ridge is the latest in a spate of recent fires of unknown causes that broke out across the United States.

A fire broke out at a lumber storage warehouse in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, on Tuesday morning. <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/five-firefighters-injured-in-massive-four-alarm-fire-in-brooklyn_5075065.html">Five firefighters</a> sustained minor injuries from the fire. The cause of the fire is unknown.

On the same morning, an explosion that led to a massive fire at an industrial complex in Medley, Florida, resulted in the deaths of <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/2-dead-3-injured-in-explosion-at-miami-area-industrial-complex_5074280.html">two people</a>. Three others were injured. The cause of the fire remains unclear.

Also on Tuesday morning, a fire broke out at a manufacturing plant in Alloy, Fayette County, West Virginia. The alloy plant, called West Virginia Manufacturing, said a fire broke out in a mixing bin, reported <a href="https://www.wsaz.com/2023/02/21/fire-reported-manufacturing-plant/">WSAZ</a>, adding that the fire was put out within 10 minutes and no casualties were reported.
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Smoke rises from a metal manufacturing plant after an explosion in Bedford, Ohio, on Feb. 20, 2023. (Eric Downing via Reuters)

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On Monday, an explosion took place at a metal manufacturing plant in Oakwood Village of Bedford, Ohio. The blast, which sparked a large fire, <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/at-least-one-dead-13-injured-after-explosion-at-metal-plant-in-bedford-ohio_5071750.html">killed at least one person</a> and injured 13 others. The cause of the explosion is unclear.

On Feb. 19, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) reported that a transformer exploded and caught fire in one of its substations in Oakland, California. The fire was extinguished and no casualties were reported. But it temporarily caused outages at the Oakland International Airport and left some 54,000 customers around the east San Francisco Bay Area without electricity.

On Feb. 17, a small, isolated fire was sparked due to an electrical panel failure, which led to a <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/jfk-airports-terminal-1-to-remain-closed-power-outage-continues-to-impact-flights_5064802.html">power outage</a> at Terminal 1 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, <a href="https://twitter.com/JFKairport/status/1626322567538540545?s=20">according</a> to the airport. The fire was immediately extinguished.

Separately, the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) said it had responded to a small paint can fire in a utility room at the airport at 3 a.m., <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/power-outage-reported-at-terminal-1-of-jfk-airport/#:~:text=The%20FDNY%20said%20it%20tended,outbound%20flights%20to%20Terminal%201.">reported</a> CBS.

<em>From <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/fire-breaks-out-at-uranium-processing-facility-in-tennessee_5077179.html">The Epoch Times</a></em>

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