Published January 08, 2015
Emergency crews are battling a fire in the federal government's underground nuclear waste repository.
Officials say a truck hauling salt caught fire about 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, N.M.
According to a press release and a spokeswoman who answered the emergency line, all employees have been evacuated and none of the radioactive waste has been impacted. But a press release says "multiple employees" are being taken to a hospital for potential smoke inhalation.
Emergency officials say all waste handling operations are suspended and rescue teams have been activated.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/fire-prompts-evacuation-of-nuclear-repository-in-new-mexico