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| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| It said it had launched a full investigation and all of its employees had been accounted for. | |
| "Our emergency response team continues to monitor the facility," the firm said. | |
| South Wales Fire and Rescue Service also confirmed it had been called to the scene and that an incident control post had been established. | |
| The BAE systems site was established to help prepare the Royal Navy ahead of World War Two. | |
| Today, it employs about 500 people. | |
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| Wales | Wales |
| BAE Systems | BAE Systems |