The arms manufacturer has said its emergency response team is continuing to 'monitor the facility' after the blast on Wednesday morning.
An investigation has been launched following an explosion at a factory belonging to Britain's largest defence contractor. BAE Systems, which is also the UK's biggest engineering company, said the blast happened at its site in Glascoed, Monmouthshire, South Wales, on Wednesday morning. A spokeswoman from the arms manufacturer said no one had been injured and everyone had been accounted for.
'Our emergency response team continue to monitor the facility and a full investigation has been launched.' Read more from Sky News:Police apologise for failings after schoolgirl murdersWhy are thousands of video game workers losing their jobs? About 550 people work at the Monmouthshire site which was established to help the Royal Navy prepare before the Second World War.
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