A 16-year-old boy who was arrested on suspicion of explosives offences after potentially dangerous material was found in Blackpool has been detained under the Mental Health Act.
Dozens of residents had to leave their homes after Lancashire Police found “items of concern” – discovered to be improvised firework explosives – at a property in Gloucester Avenue at 11:30 GMT on New Year’s Eve.
Evacuations saw residents of several streets forced to see in the new year at the Stanley Park Sports Centre.
Police said the boy had been held under mental health legislation “following a further assessment”.