Explosion at military weapons factory in south Wales
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.
The incident happened at a remote part of the site and no injuries have been reported.
The explosion caused the ground to ‘shake’, the South Wales Argus reported.
A spokesperson for BAE Systems said: ‘We can confirm that there was an incident at our Glascoed facility in Wales this morning.
‘Tried and tested safety protocols were immediately enacted and emergency services attended the site.
‘All personnel are accounted for and our emergency response team continues to monitor the facility. We have launched a full investigation.’
It is believed that the explosion was an accident, and no malicious intent was behind it.
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.
In recent months, it has been targeted by pro-Palestine protesters who claim the company has links to the Israeli military.
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