"Emergency Services responded to the event. The site activated the Y-12 Emergency Response Organization and we’ve been in close contact with local and state officials," the spokesperson said.

Roughly 200 employees were evacuated from the building, with all employees accounted for. Other buildings next door to 9212 were evacuated as well.

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"There are no reports of injury or contamination," the spokesperson added.

<i>Fox News's Haley Chi-Sing contributed to this report.</i>

<div class="author-bio"><p>Ronn Blitzer is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics and breaking news.&nbsp;</p></div>

A National Nuclear Security Administration spokesperson confirmed that a fire "involving uranium" broke out Wednesday morning at a federal facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Emergency services respond to uranium fire at National Nuclear Security Administration complex in Tennessee

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