LIVE: Major emergency service response as police respond to reports of 'explosion' in Wigan

There is a major emergency service response in Wigan this afternoon following an incident at a house.

The Manchester Evening News understands police are responding to reports of an explosion at a property on Park Road in the Billinge area of the town.

Officers from GMP, paramedics and bomb disposal teams are believed to have been called to the scene.

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The details surrounding the ongoing incident remain vague, but it's understood a cordon is in place on Park Road. It's believed one person has been injured.

In a statement, GMP said: "Emergency services are currently responding to an incident within a house on Park Road in the Billinge area of Wigan.

"At this stage, it is believed one person has been injured upon opening a domestic item. A cordon is in place around the property. Local residents will be made aware if they need to take any further action."

We will be bringing you all the latest updates from the scene.

Our reporter Ramazani Mwamba is at the scene now.

Afternoon, I’m on Park Road in Billinge where emergency services have been called after a person was injured “after opening a domestic item” @MENnewsdesk @MyWiganUK pic.twitter.com/5R7SDbqFWz

In a statement, GMP said:

Emergency services are currently responding to an incident within a house on Park Road in the Billinge area of Wigan.

At this stage, it is believed one person has been injured upon opening a domestic item. A cordon is in place around the property.

Local residents will be made aware if they need to take any further action."

Here is a picture from our reporter at the scene on Park Road in Billinge.

A spokesperson for the North West Ambulance Service said:

We were called