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The Windscale Fire: A Nuclear Disaster that Changed the UK

On October 10, 1957, the coastal town of Cumbria in North West England experienced a fire alarm unlike any other. This was not just a fire; it was a nuclear crisis that ignited panic among those who understood its implications. A blaze had erupted in one of the two nuclear reactors at the Windscale nuclear weapons facility, a top-secret site of immense national importance, hidden from public scrutiny and often shrouded in government censorship.