Emergency response at Rolls-Royce site in Raynesway, Derby, after alarms and suspected gas leak

Mixed · 2Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to the Rolls-Royce site in Raynesway, Derby, shortly after 16:00 GMT on Thursday 12 November 2026. 1 2 Centre · 1Police and ambulance crews joined the fire crews and were seen outside the factory. 1 Centre · 1Firefighters advised people in the Alvaston area of Derby to keep their windows and doors closed while the emergency services dealt with the incident. 1

Mixed · 2The Daily Mirror reported that alarms sounded across the site and could be heard by residents in surrounding areas, and the BBC reported that an alarm could be heard coming from the building. 2 1 Centre · 1A BBC reporter at the scene was advised by police to stay in her car for her safety. 1 Left · 1A Rolls-Royce spokesman said there was a suspected gas leak of a product used in the manufacturing process, confined to the main production area, and that the company had been rectifying the situation when the alarms went off. 2

Left · 1The company said staff had been asked to stay inside the building as a precaution while further work was carried out, and that emergency services had turned out in force because that is the procedure when alarms go off at this site. 2 Left · 1According to the Ministry of Defence, as cited by the Mirror, the site designs and manufactures the nuclear reactors and fuel that power the Royal Navy's submarines, and supports their operation and maintenance. 2 Mixed · 2Roads closed around the site include Royal Scot Way, Pride Park Way (from Derby Audi to the London Road roundabout), Harrow Street, and London Road (from the junction with Harrow Street to Meadow Lane); the Mirror reported a cordon and said traffic was reported to be gridlocked around Pride Park. 1 2

Mixed · 2Neither report gives a cause confirmed by the emergency services, any injuries, or when the response will end; the gas-leak explanation comes from Rolls-Royce alone. 2 1