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| Glascoed: Explosion at BAE Systems Monmouthshire site | Glascoed: Explosion at BAE Systems Monmouthshire site |
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| South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said it has sent emergency services to the scene | South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said it has sent emergency services to the scene |
| There has been an explosion at a site belonging to BAE Systems, Britain's biggest defence firm, in south Wales. | There has been an explosion at a site belonging to BAE Systems, Britain's biggest defence firm, in south Wales. |
| It happened at BAE Systems in Glascoed, Monmouthshire, at 10:49 BST on Wednesday, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said. | It happened at BAE Systems in Glascoed, Monmouthshire, at 10:49 BST on Wednesday, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said. |
| BAE Systems said safety protocols were "immediately enacted" and emergency services attended the site. | BAE Systems said safety protocols were "immediately enacted" and emergency services attended the site. |
| It said there were no injuries and no risk to local residents and production was unaffected. | |
| "The exact cause of the incident is still under investigation," a spokeswoman said, adding that the Health and Safety Executive had also been informed of the incident. | "The exact cause of the incident is still under investigation," a spokeswoman said, adding that the Health and Safety Executive had also been informed of the incident. |
| South Wales Fire and Rescue Service confirmed it had been called to the scene and that an incident control post had been established. | South Wales Fire and Rescue Service confirmed it had been called to the scene and that an incident control post had been established. |
| Work at arms factory began without permission | Work at arms factory began without permission |
| BAE munitions site to get £32m investment | BAE munitions site to get £32m investment |
| BAE Systems hiring 'record' numbers of apprentices | BAE Systems hiring 'record' numbers of apprentices |
| The Welsh Ambulance Service said it attended the scene, but nobody required treatment. | The Welsh Ambulance Service said it attended the scene, but nobody required treatment. |
| David TC Davies, MP for Monmouth, said the explosion occured "in a remote part of the site that had been set aside to take apart shells". | |
| "I am told there is always a small risk involved in this particular operation, which is exactly why it is carried out with remote control in a restricted area of the site. There were no risks to any members of the public," he added. | |
| At the scene | At the scene |
| Stephen Fairclough, BBC Wales reporter | Stephen Fairclough, BBC Wales reporter |
| The explosion happened within a building and an incident command centre was set up by the emergency services within the factory. | The explosion happened within a building and an incident command centre was set up by the emergency services within the factory. |
| BAE Systems have said that no one was injured and that there is no risk to the local population, but that an incident investigation is underway and that emergency protocols were put in place to ensure that the safety of the people who are working the factory and the people who live nearby were maintained. | BAE Systems have said that no one was injured and that there is no risk to the local population, but that an incident investigation is underway and that emergency protocols were put in place to ensure that the safety of the people who are working the factory and the people who live nearby were maintained. |
| This site was established as a munitions factory in the Second World War. Today it makes munitions and finishes them off before they are sent to the armed services. | This site was established as a munitions factory in the Second World War. Today it makes munitions and finishes them off before they are sent to the armed services. |
| Primarily an arms factory, last year work began on a bomb-making building at the site. | Primarily an arms factory, last year work began on a bomb-making building at the site. |
| The BAE systems site was established to help prepare the Royal Navy ahead of World War Two. | |
| Today, it employs about 500 people. | |
| A police cordon has been set up outside the site | A police cordon has been set up outside the site |
| In 2020, the site received a £32m ($40m) upgrade as part of a £2.4bn UK-wide contract to supply the armed forces. | |
| BAE Systems said the money would help secure 555 jobs over 15 years at Glascoed. | BAE Systems said the money would help secure 555 jobs over 15 years at Glascoed. |
| The funds were set aside to refurbish and upgrade manufacturing lines making ammunition, mortars, medium and large-calibre artillery and tank shells. | |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Wales | Wales |
| BAE Systems | BAE Systems |