Businesses evacuated as bomb threat call is made
TWO businesses near East Midlands Airport were evacuated after a bomb threat.
Leicestershire Police confirmed that officers closed off Beverly Road, near Pegasus Business Park, Castle Donington.
The area was cordoned off as a precautionary measure.
One of the businesses involved has been confirmed as UPS - a worldwide logistics firm, reports DerbyshireLive.
Police said the threat was made to one of the buildings and is believed to have been a hoax.
The airport itself was not affected or involved.
A spokesperson for Leicestershire Police said: “Police were called at around 7.50pm on Wednesday evening, February 5, to a report of a threat made to an office building within Pegasus Business Park.
“Officers attended the scene and, as a precautionary measure, two buildings within the vicinity were evacuated and a cordon put in place at Beverly road was closed at 8.30pm.
“Investigations carried out at the scene have found the report to be a hoax and the enquiries are continuing into the report which is being treated as malicious.”
A spokeswoman for UPS confirmed an evacuation took place at their premises.
“We can confirm that we carried out an evacuation of our East Midlands Airport facility at approximately 7.45pm on Wednesday, February 5,” she said.
“Following a thorough investigation to ensure the safety of our staff and the public the facility was reopened by the early hours of Thursday, February 6.
“In the meantime we are cooperating fully with the authorities in their wider investigation. Please understand that as the investigation is ongoing, we cannot provide any further details at this time.”