AN explosion has rocked a weapons factory run by the largest military contractor in Europe.
Emergency services are swarming South Wales’ BAE Systems, in Glascoed after the blast.
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It is not known if anybody has been injured.
South Wales Fire Rescue Service confirmed the blast happened inside one of the factory’s buildings around 10.49am.
It said ambulance and police were also in attendance.
BAE is the largest military contractor in Europe.
Its website says the Glascoed factor employs around 500 people.
The fire service said: “At 10.49am on Wednesday 17th April, an incident occurred at the premises of BAE Systems Glascoed when an explosion occurred within a building.
“All Emergency Services are at the scene and an Incident Control Post has been set up to deal with the incident.”
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