People are now being allowed back into their homes following a suspicious item being found in a Sheffield suburb earlier:
Sheffield residents have been describing what happened to them when they were asked to leave their properties following a suspicious item being found at a house.
A police cordon originally put in place at 100m from the incident on Uttley Close in Darnall has been removed.
Following investigations from the Army's bomb squad, just one property is now cordoned off.
"It was really scary because I have a baby and a toddler", said one mother who was told by police she couldn't get back into her home.
"It's normally a really safe area. I've lived here for 21 years and I've never ever seen anything happen here."
Another woman who lives nearby says she saw police on Uttley Close as she left for work.
"I came back from work and they wouldn't let me back home. It's not something you expect to happen on your doorstep", she told the BBC.
"But there's not much you can do in this situation and listen to what the police tell you to do."
People living in the Darnall area of Sheffield have been let back into their homes following a suspicious item being found at a house.
Homes were evacuated this afternoon after reports of an item being found during a house search by police.
The Army's bomb squad were called to the scene.
About 40 homes in a 100m cordon were evacuated as a precaution.
Two women have been arrested in connection with the incident, police say.
The cordon has been lifted and residents have been allowed back into their homes.
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The item was found during a search of a property.
About 40 homes in the Uttley Close area have been evacuated, with local residents using a nearby school for shelter.
Two women have been arrested in connection with the find, South Yorkshire police said.
A nearby primary school is providing shelter for residents in Darnall, Sheffield, who have been forced from their homes after a "suspicious item" was found in a nearby house.
Police searching a property in Darnall found the item, and after advice from the Army's bomb squad they started to evacuate nearby homes.
The Phillimore Community Primary School is providing shelter and refreshments for people forced out by the police cordon.
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This is the latest picture from the scene in Darnall, Sheffield, where police have surrounded a property after finding a "suspicious item".
Officers are currently carrying out investigations at a property on Uttley Close.
It follows advice from the Army's explosive team who told the police to evacuate about 40 properties.
Two Sheffield women have been arrested in connection with the find.
This is the scene in Darnall at the moment after about 40 homes were evacuated following a suspicious item being found.
Police vans and the incident response ambulance are in attendance and police officers at the scene are directing people away from the cordon.
Two people have been arrested in connection with the suspicious find, police have confirmed.
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Read MoreA woman has been arrested after dozens of homes were evacuated when police found a "suspicious" item in a Sheffield home.
It's happened on Uttley Close in Darnall.
Police say they found the item during a house search and took the decision to evacuate about 40 homes.
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Read MoreAbout 40 homes have been evacuated in Sheffield after a suspicious item was found by police during a house search.
Image source, GoogleThe homes near Uttley Close were evacuated as a precaution following advice from the Army's bomb squad.
A cordon is in place around the house as police deal with the item.
People are being asked to avoid the area.
About 40 homes are evacuated as precautionary measure after "suspicious item" is found at residential address in Sheffield.
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