Police closed a section of Hagley Road in Stourbridge after a suspicious package was found at a property.
Officers were called at 12.42pm after a box containing the suspect device was found at an address in Danford Close.
There is a 100m cordon in place as a precaution while the contents of the box are being assessed.
Police have closed a section of Hagley Road in Stourbridge after a suspicious package was found at a property.
Officers were called at 12.42pm after a box containing the suspect device was found at an address in Danford Close.
There is a 100m cordon in place as a precaution while the contents of the box are being assessed. Specialist bomb disposal officers are on their way to the location.
Residents in roughly a dozen neighbouring properties are being asked to leave their homes as a precaution at this time.
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