Residents allowed home after Chesterfield bomb scare

Homes were evacuated and the army bomb squad was called in following the discovery of a suspicious device in Chesterfield this morning.
By Danielle Andrews
Published 20th Feb 2020, 18:39 BST
Updated 20th Feb 2020, 18:39 BST
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Residents have been allowed back in to their properties at a block of flats in Newbold after they were evacuated following an incident early this morning.

Emergency services and the Ministry of Defence attended the flats off Devonshire Close, after we received a call at 2am about concerns of safety for a man.

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A device was found in an outhouse at the rear of the flats and the area was made safe and the device destroyed.

The scene earlier todayThe scene earlier today
The scene earlier today

A 25-year-old man was arrested and has now been released on police bail.

One man who lives close to the scene – who did not want to be named – told the Derbyshire Times: “You don’t expect to wake up and see the bomb squad near your doorstep.

“It’s quite a shock.