UK Nuclear Power Station Closed After Blaze

A UK nuclear power station has been shut down following a fire.

Firefighters were called to the Dungeness B site at Romney Marsh in Kent just before midnight on Monday after staff spotted a small blaze in the boiler annexe.

Kent Fire and Rescue Service said 10 crews were sent to the scene and managed to extinguish the blaze by 2am.

Crews remained at the site on Tuesday morning before handing over duty of care to plant owners British Energy by 1pm.

All 52 staff on site were accounted for and there were no casualties.

A fire service spokesman said the cause of the blaze was being investigated.

The station has two reactor units, one of which, unit 21, was already offline for maintenance.

A British Energy spokesman said: "There was no risk to the public and there was no release of radioactive material."