Evacuated residents allowed home after East Dene "gas safety" investigations

POLICE thanked the public for their patience after reopening roads which had been closed for several hours due to gas safety fears.

Homes in Central Avenue, Green Road and Moor Road in East Dene were evacuated on Monday morning and a police cordon was put in place.

A spokeswoman confirmed they had been called to a property in Central Avenue at about 10.30am after a gas engineer “raised concerns about some gas safety issues”.

Roads had been closed as a precaution, she said, dismissing claims of an explosion in the area.

Several police vehicles and two fire engines were called to the scene.

Police later confirmed the roads had reopened and residents were allowed home, adding: “Thank you for your support and patience while this matter was looked into.”