It shook like an earthquake: the explosion in Britain was at the construction site of a drone factory

Details of the state of emergency in In the United Kingdom, on the territory of an industrial zone in Swindon in Wiltshire, where a powerful explosion occurred. This happened at the construction site of the country's largest drone manufacturing plant.

According to Sky News, a powerful explosion occurred in the industrial area of the city of Swindon in the UK on the evening of September 24. According to local residents, at about 19.30 local time, the houses located next to the industrial zone shook like an earthquake, after which a "huge fireball" rose into the sky and a strong fire started.

At least ten fire trucks and special vehicles arrived at the scene. The fire and rescue service of the counties of Dorset and Wiltshire said that they are engaged in extinguishing a large fire in a warehouse and are trying to bring the fire under control. However, the service did not specify which company owns the warehouse and what caused the explosion.

In turn, Wiltshire Police said they were carrying out "evacuation work in the surrounding areas." Residents of the city were urged to stay indoors, close all windows and avoid the territory of the Groundwell industrial complex, where the explosion occurred. According to the network operator Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), electricity was cut off in the area of the incident. The blackout affected at least 77 subscribers.

The reason for this was "security issues" on the network. The explosion in the industrial zone of Swindon occurred a week after the British authorities announced the opening of a large drone manufacturing plant in the industrial zone of the city.