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Police evacuate homes in Gloucester Avenue and St Albans Road, Blackpool after emergency incident
By Emma Downey
Published 31st Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
Updated 31st Dec 2025, 16:17 GMT
Police have evacuated homes and cordoned off an area in Blackpool.
Police are on the scene close to Whitegate Drive and asking residents to evacuate their homes.
Residents in St Albans Road and Gloucester Avenue have been moved to a safe location and a 16-year-old man has been arrested under the Explosives Act.
Members of the public have been advised to avoid the area as police deal with the ongoing incident.
More to follow.