He told people to stay indoors after GRENADA discovered the interior of the house

Emergency services rushed to a street in Greater Manchester after a grenade was discovered in a World War Two house. Residents were urged to stay in their homes in a 100m cordon around the scene in Lowton, near Wigan.

A suspicious object discovered in a shed was reported to police at 12.50pm yesterday (May 12). The old grenade was discovered by the new occupants of a house on Bradwell Road.

Neighbors were urged to stay in their homes while emergency services responded. An Army bomb disposal unit joined police and firefighters at the scene.

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A fire engine from Leigh and one from Atherton joined the operation at around 2.45pm following reports of a suspected explosive device at the scene. The North West Ambulance Service also attended.

The grenade was eventually moved from the site for a controlled explosion. A spokesman for GMP Wigan West wrote on Facebook: “Leigh and Hindley neighborhood teams had a blast today working alongside (Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service) Red Watch in Leigh, NWAS Incident Response Unit and Army Bomb Disposal Team to safely dispose of an unexploded WW2 Grenade found by the new resident of a Lowton home.

“Officers would like to thank the majority of residents whose homes were within the 100m cordon for complying with our requests to remain indoors for their own safety while the Emergency Services worked with the Army to recover and remove the grenade in a rural location where the bomb disposal squad. successfully conducted a controlled explosion.