Police issue statement after homes evacuated over fear of 'bomb' in Lancashire garden
Homes were evacuated while a search was carried out.
Police have issued a statement after being called out to a suspected 'bomb' found in a garden in Lancashire.
Officers were called yesterday at 9.58am to a property in Seedall Avenue in Clitheroe after a member of the public found what they believed to be an unexploded ordnance in a garden.
Homes were evacuated as colleagues from Explosive Ordnance Disposal joined police to assess the situation.
Thankfully the item did not pose a risk to the public.
A spokesperson for the police said: “We were called to a property in Seedall Avenue in Clitheroe after a member of the public found what they believed to be an unexploded ordnance in a garden.
“In order to ensure everyone’s safety a 100m cordon was put in place, meaning some properties had to be evacuated.Our colleagues from Explosive Ordnance Disposal attended the property and assessed that thankfully the item did not pose a risk to the public.
“The cordon has since been lifted and all residents are free to return to their properties.”