Overview
- Residents displaced on New Year’s Eve have returned after police lifted the cordon on Gloucester Avenue.
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams assessed the scene and removed the items from the property.
- Lancashire Police previously arrested a 16-year-old on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act as the investigation continues.
- Emergency partners supported the operation, including Fire and Rescue, North West Ambulance Service, Blackpool Council and the Red Cross.
- Officers first attended around 11:30am on December 31 after finding a quantity of items of concern at the address.