Update: Uranium fire at Y-12 contained; no injuries or contaminations reported

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — UPDATE:

A fire that broke out Wednesday at the Y-12 National Security Complex in a building where uranium is processed has been contained, officials said.

The fire at the facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was reported shortly after 9 a.m. in production building 9212, said Steven Wyatt, spokesperson for the National Nuclear Security Administration. The building is a uranium processing site, news outlets reported. Air monitors did not go off, which means there was no release of radioactive material, officials said.

About 200 employees were evacuated from the building where the fire occurred, and officials say there were no injuries or contaminations reported.

Operations have returned to normal, though officials said they are still trying to determine how the fire started.

EARLIER:

Crews are responding to a report of a uranium fire at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee Wednesday morning.

We're working to learn more details.

A post on the facility's Facebook page says

An incident has occurred at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge. Y-12 emergency response personnel are at the scene of the incident. Appropriate precautionary protective actions have been initiated for Y-12 employees who are in the vicinity of the incident and who are not involved in the emergency response. At this time, there is no off-site impact to the public as a result of the incident.

A spokesperson for the Anderson County Sheriff's Office tells WATE-TV in Knoxville the nearby public is not considered to be in danger.

Uranium fires are different than a typical fire, mainly because they can't be doused with water.

We're working to learn more details about what happened, and we'll update this story when we do.