Emergency services respond to incident at Rolls-Royce plant in Derby

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service reported being called to the Rolls-Royce plant in the Raynesway area of Derby shortly after 16:00 GMT on Thursday. Police and ambulance crews are also at the scene, a number of roads are closed, and residents of the Alvaston area have been advised to keep windows and doors closed.

Otabek YusupovFirst published on tafs uz 13 November 2026 at 00:021 min read

The key facts

Emergency services respond to incident at Rolls-Royce plant in Derby (Raynesway)
Alvaston residents advised to keep windows and doors closed
Royal Scot Way, Pride Park Way, Harrow Street and a section of London Road are closed

Incident at the Rolls-Royce plant in Derby

Emergency services are responding to an incident at the Rolls-Royce plant in Derby, BBC News reports. According to Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, it was called to the site in the Raynesway area shortly after 16:00 GMT on Thursday. Police and ambulance crews joined the response, and their vehicles were seen outside the plant.

Advice to residents and road closures

Firefighters advised residents of the Alvaston area of Derby to keep windows and doors closed while services work at the scene. A BBC correspondent at the site, on police advice, stayed in her car for her own safety; an alarm can be heard from the building. A number of roads around the plant are closed: Royal Scot Way, Pride Park Way (from Derby Audi to the roundabout on London Road), Harrow Street, as well as London Road from the junction with Harrow Street to Meadow Lane. The report does not state the cause of the incident or whether anyone was injured.