KITTERY, Maine (AP) — A fire was reported on a nuclear-powered submarine at a Maine shipyard.
Fire crews were responding to the blaze on the USS Miami SSN 755 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, located on an island in the small town of Kittery near Portsmouth, N.H. The Portsmouth Herald newspaper said several firefighters have been injured.
Shipyard public affairs specialist Gary Hildreth said the fire is located in the forward compartment of the sub. The shipyard says the sub's reactor wasn't operating at the time of last night's fire and wasn't affected.
Nonessential personnel were removed from the sub. Black smoke has been billowing overhead, visible from surrounding areas.
The USS Miami is a Los Angeles class submarine. It arrived at the shipyard for maintenance and upgrade work in March. Its home station is Groton, Conn., where the U.S. Navy has a submarine base.
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