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A potentially dangerous situation is unfolding in southeast Calgary, forcing emergency crews to evacuate businesses and block off a large area in the city’s Manchester Industrial Park.
The situation is so volatile that police announced in a post on social media that the airspace within two nautical miles of the incident has also been shut down.
A post on social media by Calgary police shows the area that has been evacuated after the discovery of a suspicious package containing explosive material.
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Investigators were initially called to the 47 hundred block of 1 Street southwest around 12 p.m. on Tuesday to investigate reports of a suspicious package.
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Police say the package, which contains explosive material, was likely delivered to the wrong address and is too unstable to move safely.
Calgary police said the suspicious package contains explosive material that was likely delivered to the wrong address and that it is too dangerous to move.
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While McLeod Trail remains open, several side streets in the area have been blocked off.
Members of the Calgary Fire Department, the CPS tactical team and the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Police Service have also been called in as police prepare to conduct a controlled explosion on the package.
A Calgary police drone was spotted flying in the area Wednesday morning, and the city has activated its emergency operations centre to help co-ordinate the response.
So far police have not revealed what is inside the package.
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