Preston Fire Service says that 20 firefighters were sent to the BAE building in Samlesbury, east of Preston, last night to deal with a smoke-related incident caused by faulty equipment.
The call-out was made at 9.25pm on March 4 after an issue with a vacuum pump, which had been contaminated with 'waste oil'.
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Preston Fire Service told the Lancashire Telegraph that the smoke was not accompanied by a fire and that there were no injuries in dealing with the problem, which has now been dealt with.
Recent Protests at BAE
BAE has been the centre of local controversy recently as Unite workers protested the job cuts in the face of what they called 'bumper profits'.
Over 1,000 went on strike in February as the aerospace company announced profits of £3 billion.
Sharon Graham, general secretary of Unite, said: "BAE Systems should be ashamed of itself.
"Instead of taking part in constructive talks, it has insisted on game-playing tactics in a poor attempt at union-busting.
"Given this comes on the back of a failed high-court injunction, our members are having none of it.
Workers from BAE Systems' Warton and Samlesbury sites were also among defence employees who gathered outside Downing Street on 25 February as part of Unite's "Back British Workers" campaign.
Representatives from BAE, Leonardo, Rolls-Royce and Airbus handed in a petition signed by approximately 10,000 people, calling on the government to publish its Defence Investment Plan and ensure increased defence spending is channelled into UK factories.
Around 37 per cent of Typhoon production takes place in the UK, including final assembly at BAE Systems plants in Warton and Samlesbury.
BAE Systems is the largest defence contractor in Europe and the seventh largest in the world.
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