Police said a major incident was declared after a 'substantial amount' of fireworks were found in a house in Reddish. Bomb disposal experts were scrambled to the scene on Middleton Road yesterday following the discovery.
Residents were evacuated from their homes and a huge cordon was put in place. Chief Superintendent John Webster today (Friday) spoke at a press conference from the scene as he thanked those who had been 'displaced' from their homes.
He said that a 'substantial quantity of hazardous material' - an 'industrial-scale' amount of fireworks - had been uncovered and that crews were 'working really hard' to dispose of them. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community Chf Supt Webster said although the materials are not believed to have been kept in the house 'intended to cause harm to persons or property', there is a danger there'.
He said a 'significant' number of people had been evacuated from their homes and that it was not yet known when they could return.