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.”

29 mins ago 22:32 Toby Codd

Over 400 people work at facility

Over 400 employees work at the Chemring Countermeasures facility in Netton, near Salisbury, in Wiltshire.

The site, which spans around 100 acres, specialises in making advanced decoy flares to protect aircraft and s

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