At approximately 3am on Sunday 22 September, a gas leak was detected inside the disused Millenium nightclub complex in Union Street, Plymouth.
It was believed that the gas may have been leaking for some time inside the building from a ruptured pipe. In order to ensure public safety, Devon and Cornwall Police closed Union Street to vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
Police have reopened Saltash Road after the Royal Naval EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) carried out a controlled explosion of an unknown package, thought to be a suitcase, discovered close to HMS Drake.
Both ends of Saltash Road in Keyham, Plymouth were closed earlier today as a precaution while investigations took place. A number of fire engines were called to the scene on standby...