A Manchester University building on Sackville Street has been evacuated by police after the discovery of a ‘potentially explosive’ chemical.
At around 11.30am this morning, GMP were called to the Paper Science Building in the city-centre after reports that some Acetone Peroxide had ‘crystallised’, making it potentially explosive.
As a precaution, officers evacuated the buildings in the immediate vicinity.
News of the explosion reached social media where users shared their concern.
some explosion happened in manchester uni in their lab, the traffic is crazy bc everyone had to evacuate
— iffat (@iffatxcheryl) March 4, 2015
Off all the days, Manchester Uni shut down by the bomb squad pic.twitter.com/0kWt9Rd4Sa
— Max (@Pointless_Max) March 4, 2015
Just heard about explosives at Manchester Uni! Hope my brother and everyone is safe.
— Matthew Clarke (@Matteh19) March 4, 2015
We appear to be in a lockdown because of some chemical explosion at Manchester Uni…
— Paul (@dillpickle24) March 4, 2015
Road closures on Sackville Street, Whitworth Street, the slip road to the Mancunian Way and Princess Street that were previously closed have now been re-opened by police.
Firefighters were also called to the University of Liverpool this morning after an explosion at a chemistry lab injured a researcher, but it has been labelled a ‘co-incidence’.
What is going on with a chemical explosion at a uni in Liverpool and now something the same in Manchester
— Megan Parkhill (@MeganParkhill) March 4, 2015
explosions in both Manchester & liverpool uni???? Weird
— hannah twohig (@hannahtwohig) March 4, 2015
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