People in Carrington were evacuated over reports of a 'suspicious package' inside a property. Police called to the scene at 1pm on Friday (April 7) said searches were ongoing as officers investigate the circumstances of the incident.
Residents have been temporarily evacuated from the near vicinity, including from Magdala Road, Zulla Road and Ebers Road. Police say nobody has sustained any injuries in connection with the incident.
Chief Inspector Amy Styles- Jones, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “This is still an ongoing investigation and we will endeavour to carry on providing further updates as this incident develops.
“Inquiries are still ongoing to fully establish what has happened, although we don’t believe there to be any threat to the wider public. Public safety is our number one priority, so it’s important we treat any reports of this nature extremely seriously.
“I’d like to thank the public for their understanding and patience, and ask that they continue to avoid the area at this time.”
Witnesses in the area said nearby hotels had been 'blocked off', with customers in one nearby hotel saying guests had been held and then allowed out of the building.
Plasterer Mitchell Costin, 33, said: "I’d just finished work but I’m not allowed in. I was trying to go in but they told me that no one was allowed through.
“I think both hotels are blocked off. I don’t think there’s a chance of me getting in there for a bit.
“I tried to ask what was going on. I don’t know. I started driving towards the hotel at first. I’m up working from West London.”
The Lidl supermarket in Carrington has been cordoned off and Mansfield Road closed from the Goose Fair roundabout to Ebers Road, as inquiries continue. Road closures are also in place on Hucknall Road from Pelham Road to Mansfield Road, while New Street has also been blocked.
