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| Controlled explosion on chemicals at Peterborough Perkins factory | Controlled explosion on chemicals at Peterborough Perkins factory |
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| A controlled explosion has been carried out after "unstable" chemicals were found at Cambridgeshire engine factory. | |
| Staff were evacuated from Perkins at Peterborough shortly after 01:30 GMT after trinitrophenol - or picric acid - was found in a volatile state. | |
| An explosive ordnance team from RAF Wittering carried out the explosion shortly before 08:00 GMT. | An explosive ordnance team from RAF Wittering carried out the explosion shortly before 08:00 GMT. |
| Residents living near the site are now able to leave their homes and road closures have also been lifted. | 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. |
| Trinitrophenol is the formal name given to picric acid, which is classed as an explosive. | |
| An RAF Wittering spokesman said a "small quantity" of the chemical, which has a "legitimate" industrial use, was detonated by a team earlier. He added there was no further threat to the public. | An RAF Wittering spokesman said a "small quantity" of the chemical, which has a "legitimate" industrial use, was detonated by a team earlier. He added there was no further threat to the public. |