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Hull College Placed in Lockdown After Threatening Phone Call

Humberside Police treating the call as likely a hoax have declared the site safe, launched an investigation, and urged the public to call 101 quoting log 226.

Overview

  • Hull College initiated a full lockdown and closed early at 2.30pm after staff received a threatening phone call referencing bomb threats.
  • Humberside Police were dispatched to the college and secured the multiple sites before students and staff were safely evacuated.
  • After initial on-site enquiries the force said it currently believes the call to be a hoax and continues formal investigations.
  • A student at the Hull School of Art and Design described staff leading pupils to a dark room, closing blinds and barricading doors during the lockdown.
  • Police asked anyone with information to contact the non-emergency number 101 and quote incident log 226 of 19 June as enquiries progress.