Nightly News   |  May 24, 2012

Nuclear-powered submarine catches fire

The fire that broke out at a Maine shipyard injured several people before being extinguished Thursday morning. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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>> a submarine in maine caught fire last night, three shipyard firefighters, two civilian firefighters, and two sub crew members were injured trying to extinguish the fire. it took until this morning to get it completely out. the cause is still under investigation. the reactor on board the "u.s.s. miami" was completely shut down, was not affected by the fire, we're