Specialist unit called out to '˜chemical material' house

By The Newsroom
Published 6th Jul 2017, 16:49 BST
Updated 18th Jul 2017, 08:40 BST
The bomb squad in Endsleigh Gardens, South ShoreThe bomb squad in Endsleigh Gardens, South Shore
The bomb squad in Endsleigh Gardens, South Shore
A teenager arrested after '˜chemical materials' were found at a terraced house in Endsleigh Gardens, South Shore, has been released under police investigation.

The 18-year-old man was held on Tuesday night as police and the bomb squad swooped on his home – where searches were still being carried out today.

Police said the incident is not terror related, and said there is no reason to suggest neighbours are at risk.

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The Gazette understands there was never an intention to cause anybody any harm.

A specialist detection, identification, and monitoring (DIM) team from the Manchester fire service was called out to help identify some of the chemicals found inside the house, a spokesman for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said.

And the Army’s bomb disposal unit was again called out, residents in the street reported.