Residents were ordered out of their homes as emergency services descended on a small cul-de-sac
A huge evacuation alert was sparked when a grenade was found during a house clearance, the M.E.N. can reveal.
Residents have told how they were evacuated for around three hours before the all-clear was given. They said removal vans were outside the property concerned before the alert was first issued at around 10.30am. "We couldn't go home, I would say, for about three hours at the most. The police just kept saying it was an ongoing investigation. There's been a big van at the house for a couple of days clearing the house. People have been there taking stuff out of the house.
"It was determined that, although a viable grenade, it was in fact a training device and did not contain explosives or detonator. Surrounding properties were evacuated as a precaution and residents later returned to their homes, once the scene had been declared safe."
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