Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to the Rolls-Royce factory in Derby at about 15:40 GMT on Thursday after a small chemical and gas leak prompted a Rolls-Royce Derby emergency. Police, fire crews and ambulances attended the Raynesway site, and people nearby were told to stay inside with windows and doors shut.
The fire service put a 300m cordon around the site while employees were accounted for. The advice to remain indoors was lifted shortly before 22:00, and the roads around the factory later reopened.
Raynesway Road closures
Royal Scot Way, Pride Park Way, Harrow Street and London Road were closed around the factory. Pride Park Way was shut from Derby Audi to the London Road roundabout, while London Road was closed from the junction of Harrow Street to Meadow Lane.
A reporter at the scene was told by police to stay in her car for her safety. An alarm was heard coming from the building as the response continued.
Rolls-Royce Raynesway handover
Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service said the incident had been handed over to Rolls-Royce later on Thursday. The fire service also said the event was not a nuclear incident, even though the Raynesway site designs, manufactures and supports nuclear reactors and nuclear steam-raising plants that power every submarine in the UK Royal Navy.
That site is also tied to plans to create more factory space and add 1,170 skilled roles across manufacturing and engineering. The leak itself was small, but it still triggered the full safety response before the cordon was lifted and the roads were reopened.
