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Controlled explosion at Peterborough engine factory Controlled explosion on chemicals at Peterborough Perkins factory
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People living near an engine factory have been warned to stay inside while a controlled explosion is carried out on "unstable" chemicals. A controlled explosion has been carried out on "unstable" chemicals at an engine factory in Cambridgeshire.
Staff were evacuated from the Perkins site in Peterborough shortly after 01:30 GMT. Staff were evacuated from Perkins at Peterborough shortly after 01:30 GMT after trinitrophenol - or Picric acid - was found in a volatile state.
A cordon has been set up and nearby roads have been closed by the police. An explosive ordnance team from RAF Wittering carried out the explosion shortly before 08:00 GMT.
An explosive ordnance team from RAF Wittering is at the scene and is expect to detonate the chemicals during the morning. Residents living near the site are now able to leave their homes and road closures have also been lifted.
Peterborough is the headquarters of Perkins, which makes off-highway diesel and gas engines for industrial, construction and agricultural machines.Peterborough is the headquarters of Perkins, which makes off-highway diesel and gas engines for industrial, construction and agricultural machines.
A police spokesman said the chemicals pose no risk to nearby residents, but they have been asked to remain indoors as a precaution. Trinitrophenol is the formal name given to Picric acid, which is classed as an explosive.
No further details about the nature of the chemicals were immediately available.