India, Oct. 29 -- A fire at the Savannah River National Laboratory on the US Department of Energy's Savannah River Site in South Carolina triggered a site-wide emergency response on Wednesday. Later, the authorities confirmed that the localised blaze was contained and that no off-site radiation was released. Among other things, the lab currently experiments with nuclear materials.

A news release stated, "A fire was reported at the Savannah River National Laboratory but has since been extinguished. No contamination has been reported outside the affected facility."

While the immediate threat was successfully neutralised, the emergency response has once again drawn attention to the risks associated with nuclear infrastructure. The scare jo...