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| Explosive chemical forces evacuation at Manchester University | Explosive chemical forces evacuation at Manchester University |
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| A University of Manchester building has been evacuated because of a potentially explosive chemical, police say. | A University of Manchester building has been evacuated because of a potentially explosive chemical, police say. |
| Officers were called to the Paper Science Building, Sackville Street, at 11:30 GMT after a report that some acetone peroxide had crystallised, making it volatile. | Officers were called to the Paper Science Building, Sackville Street, at 11:30 GMT after a report that some acetone peroxide had crystallised, making it volatile. |
| Police have also evacuated surrounding buildings as a precaution but said they believed there was no malicious intent. | Police have also evacuated surrounding buildings as a precaution but said they believed there was no malicious intent. |
| Motorists have been advised to avoid the area. | Motorists have been advised to avoid the area. |
| Sackville Street, Whitworth Street, and the slip road to the Mancunian Way and Princess Street have been closed while an assessment takes place. | Sackville Street, Whitworth Street, and the slip road to the Mancunian Way and Princess Street have been closed while an assessment takes place. |
| A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said there was no connection between the evacuation and a explosion involving chemicals at a University of Liverpool laboratory earlier. |