Unexploded device discovered in Solihull prompts evacuations and road closures - The Solihull Observer

Unexploded device discovered in Solihull prompts evacuations and road closures

Solihull Editorial 9th Apr, 2019 Updated: 9th Apr, 2019   0

AN UNEXPLODED device discovered in Solihull today has prompted evacuations and road closures.

West Midlands Police said this afternoon (April 9): “Officers have cordoned off an area around Streetsbrook Road in Shirley, Solihull, after a suspected unexploded device was discovered in a garden.

“Some nearby homes have been evacuated as a precaution and we are advising motorists that roads are closed in the surrounding area.”




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