Conrmill Crossing was temporarily closed.
POLICE temporarily closed a Barrow road this afternoon after it was feared that an unexploded ordnance bomb had been found by BAE Systems.
Cops tweeted at 12:46 that Cornmill Crossing was going to be closed while checks were carried out, with the retail park remaining open.
However, despite the bomb scare Barrow Police tweeted at 1:57pm that the road had now been reopened.
we are closing Cornmill Crossing Barrow due to potential unexploded ordinance found in BAE. retail parks open as normal
— Barrow Police (@barrowpolice) January 28, 2017
Cornmill crossing now back open it was just a precaution #dontpanic #allinhand
— Barrow Police (@barrowpolice) January 28, 2017
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