Bomb squad attend and 70 homes in Carnforth evacuated after ordnance find

Haws Hill, Carnforth where 70 homes were evacuated after an ordnance find.placeholder image
Haws Hill, Carnforth where 70 homes were evacuated after an ordnance find.

Residents of 70 homes were evacuated after a suspected unexploded ordnance was found in a back garden.

Lancashire Police said a cordon was put in place after the find just after 5pm on Sunday (May 3) in Haws Hill, Carnforth.

The force said the bomb squad attended and "removed the device which was found to be expended not live".

A force spokesman said that "everyone was able to return home" at about 7.30pm.

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