Police and firefighters reportedly swarmed a military factory near Salisbury on Thursday evening following an incident. Chemring Counter Measures was "rocked by an explosion", UKNIP reports, which prompted emergency services to attend the scene.

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire & Rescue said in a statement: “Firefighters from Salisbury and Amesbury are currently dealing with an incident in Netton, near Salisbury. We were called at 5.30pm and are working with our colleagues in Wiltshire Police to manage the incident.”

22 mins ago 23:40 Tannur Anders

One killed in 2018 blast at factory

One man, 29, died and another was seriously injured after a blast at the military hardware factory in Salisbury in August, 2018, The Mirror reported.

There is no suggestion anyone has been injured in today's

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