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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 it had launched a full investigation and all of its employees had been accounted for. | 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. | "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. | 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 Welsh Ambulance Service said it attended the scene, but nobody required treatment. | |
| Work at arms factory began without permission | |
| BAE munitions site to get £32m investment | |
| BAE Systems hiring 'record' numbers of apprentices | |
| The BAE systems site was established to help prepare the Royal Navy ahead of World War Two. | The BAE systems site was established to help prepare the Royal Navy ahead of World War Two. |
| Today, it employs about 500 people. | Today, it employs about 500 people. |
| It continued supplying munitions after the war and was privatised in the 1980s. | |
| Primarily an arms factory, last year work began on a bomb-making building at the site. | |
| In 2020, the site received a £32m 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. | |
| The funds were set aside to refurbish and upgrade manufacturing lines making ammunition, mortars, medium and large calibre artillery and tank shells. | |
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| Wales | Wales |
| BAE Systems | BAE Systems |