Emergency services are at the scene.
The explosion happened this morning An explosion has occurred at an arms factory run by the largest military contractor in Europe in Monmouthshire, Wales. Emergency services have raced to BAE Systems Glascoed after a blast happened this morning. A BAE Systems spokesperson said there are no known injuries. The incident happened at a remote part of the site and appears to have been an accident. The explosion caused the ground to ‘shake’, the South Wales Argus reported.
’ BAE Systems is the largest military contractor in Europe, producing ammunition, missile launchers and artillery systems. The Glascoed site was built in 1938 as a bomb-filling factory for the Royal Navy in the run-up to World War Two. Today, it employs roughly 500 people, according to BAE Systems. The company began work late last year on a new bomb-making building at the 1,000-acre site. This is a developing news story, more to follow soon… Check back shortly for further updates.
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