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Homes evacuated after amateur fireworks discovery in Mickleover | Homes evacuated after amateur fireworks discovery in Mickleover |
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Police said 30 properties in Clifton Drive were evacuated | Police said 30 properties in Clifton Drive were evacuated |
Police have evacuated 30 homes in Derby after material used to make amateur fireworks was found during a house clearance. | |
Derbyshire Police said the material was discovered on Wednesday afternoon by the family of a man who had recently died, while they were clearing the property in Clifton Drive. | Derbyshire Police said the material was discovered on Wednesday afternoon by the family of a man who had recently died, while they were clearing the property in Clifton Drive. |
The force said the man had an interest in fireworks but confirmed the material had not been used in any criminality. | The force said the man had an interest in fireworks but confirmed the material had not been used in any criminality. |
Nearby residents were asked to leave their homes as specialists examined the scene. | Nearby residents were asked to leave their homes as specialists examined the scene. |
'No timeframe' | 'No timeframe' |
Police said people had been allowed to return to all but the neighbouring two houses on Wednesday night after the situation was deemed safe. | Police said people had been allowed to return to all but the neighbouring two houses on Wednesday night after the situation was deemed safe. |
However, police said the same 30 homes were again evacuated on Thursday morning as a precaution while emergency services and officers from the Army's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) division cleared the property. | |
A police spokesperson said: "While all teams are working as quickly to resolve the situation as possible, we also must ensure the safety of all those at the scene - and the local community - and there is no timeframe at this moment for how long the incident may last. | |
"Those affected by the evacuation will be updated as soon as they are able to return to their homes." | "Those affected by the evacuation will be updated as soon as they are able to return to their homes." |
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