Overview

• The Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal team has entered its fourth day of searches at 64-year-old John Nelson’s Chadwick Road home.
• Investigators discovered both WWII-era ordnance and improvised explosive devices among Nelson’s wartime memorabilia.
• A security cordon spanning Chadwick Road and five surrounding streets has evacuated more than 200 homes for safety.
• Controlled detonations have been conducted in nearby fields, but officials warn further homemade devices may surface.
• Displaced residents, including a heavily pregnant woman, rely on St Helens Council support at Chain Lane Community Centre as they await word on returning home.