Leeds Wellington Place: Police update after suspicious package sparks mass evacuation

Police today provided an update on an incident at a Leeds city centre office which sparked a mass evacuation of the building.
By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 8th Mar 2022, 10:11 BST
Updated 8th Mar 2022, 10:12 BST
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West Yorkshire Police were called to reports of a suspicious package which had been delivered to a building in Wellington Place at around 4.05pm yesterday (March 7).

The building was evacuated, and Whitehall Road was closed for public safety. The area closed off includes gardens in Wellington Place, with police guarding the cordon.

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Your YEP reported how a siren blared at intervals, as well as a recorded message announcing that a fire had been reported in the building.

The building that was evacuated.The building that was evacuated.
The building that was evacuated.

A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police today confirmed: "Officers attended and confirmed the package was not suspicious or dangerous and the police scene was lifted at 7.49pm. The EOD were not required to attend."

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