Bomb squad remove chemical substance in Morningside

A bomb squad attended an incident in Morningside this morning to assist the Fire and Rescue Service in the removal of a chemical substance.
Fire crews and police attended the scene. Picture; Stock image; John DevlinFire crews and police attended the scene. Picture; Stock image; John Devlin
Fire crews and police attended the scene. Picture; Stock image; John Devlin

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The squad were on the scene at around 9:30am at an address in Greenback Crescent today to remove a substance they had ‘made safe’ the day before.

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Thankfully no one was injured and the substance was safely disposed of.

A statement read: “Police in Edinburgh attended at an address in Greenbank Crescent on Wednesday 18th January to assist the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in the removal of a chemical substance from an outbuilding.

“The Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit made the substance safe yesterday and re-attended the address today to remove this and take it to a safe locus to be disposed of.