Bridlington residents evacuated for second day
It's as police continue to investigate an "illegal chemicals" find. A man's been arrested after a house was raided on Oxford Street yesterday.
Police have reinstated a cordon in a Bridlington street today as they deal with the discovery of dangerous chemicals.
People on Oxford and Cambridge Streets have had to be evacuated from their homes for a second day.
A house on Oxford Street was raided by officers yesterday and reportedly illegal chemicals were uncovered. A 54 year old man has been arrested.
Brogan lives next door to the man and has spoken to Viking's Natalie Bell:
Expert teams are now stationed on Oxford Street and police say a series of explosions will also be carried out on the street. The blasts will be small and controlled.
Superintendent Ed Cook said:
"We were able to allow residents of Oxford and Cambridge Street, Bridlington to return to their homes temporarily last night as the risk from the chemicals was contained and the area was safe.
"This morning we will be moving the chemicals which introduces an element of risk, and in order to protect the public and ensure their safety we have evacuated them again.
"The chemicals will be disposed of safely with the support of the EOD and forensic scientists. There is likely to be a series of very small controlled explosions in the area.
"Our primary concern is to keep residents safe. We do understand that it is inconvenient, and will make every effort to resolve the situation as soon as possible. We ask local residents to bear with us and to stay away from the area. We will keep them updated directly and on our usual social media channels and our website".