Residents have been allowed to return to their homes and businesses have reopened after a second world war bomb was detonated by the army after being uncovered on a street in east Yorkshire.
Homes had been evacuated, an entire stretch of motorway was closed and a no-fly zone implemented after the unexploded bomb was discovered on a housing development
The army were called in to detonate the 500lb (227kg) device in Goole after it was found on Thursday. Eight homes were evacuated and the M62 closed in both directions between junctions 35 and 37.
Humberside police said they responded to reports of an “unexploded WW2 bomb [that] had been found at a new housing development on Rawcliffe Road, Goole” at 11.45am on Thursday.
John Sharpe, the site manager of the Beal Homes development, said workers called him on Thursday to say they had discovered what they thought was a metal pipe.
A worker went down to look at it, and “as he uncovered it he realised it was a bomb and got out pretty quickly”, Sharpe told the BBC.
He said the bomb was believed to have been dropped by a Lancaster bomber in a crash landing.
A section of the A614 and several minor roads were also closed.
The discovery led to the cancellation of Goole’s parkrun, which was supposed to return for the first time on Saturday since the coronavirus pandemic began.
The force said just after 5.40pm on Saturday that the explosive had been disarmed and all restrictions including the closure of shops and roads were lifted.
“An unexploded WW2 bomb found on the outskirts of Goole has now been successfully and safely detonated,” it said. “All restrictions are now lifted including all road closures. Thank you for your patience.”