Controlled explosion on package found in Blackpool skip
Bomb disposal experts have carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious package found in a skip in Blackpool.
A number of people had to be evacuated from their homes and several roads were closed.
Police were alerted to the discovery in a skip on Dickies Lane shortly after 15:00 GMT on Friday.
Bomb disposal experts carried out an controlled explosion some four hours later. Lancashire Police say they have started a criminal investigation.