Emergency services have raced to the Glascoed factory in Monmouthshire following an explosion on Wednesday morning, The Telegraph reports.
Emergency services were called to the BAE Systems Glascoed plant in Monmouthshire following an explosion at 10.49 a.m. on Wednesday morning. The incident is believed to have taken place in one of the buildings on the factory site. No injuries have been reported yet, an investigation has been launched.
A spokesman for BAE Systems told The Telegraph:
“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.”
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter:
“At 10.49 a.m. on Wednesday 17th April, an incident occurred at the premises of BAE Systems Glascoed when an explosion occurred within a building. All emergency services are at the scene and an incident control post has been set up to deal with the incident.”
British defence company BAE Systems is the largest military contractor in Europe and produces munitions and artillery. Construction of the Glascoed site began in 1938 and it was used as a bomb refuelling plant for the Royal Navy during the Second World War.
