- Locals raised concerns about a large quantity of explosives on Daneby Road
- The Met attended the scene where a man was arrested and taken into custody
A man has been arrested after police raided a suspected bomb factory on a residential road in south London.
Emergency services raced to the scene after locals raised concerns about a large quantity of explosive chemicals at a property on Daneby Road in Catford this afternoon.
The Metropolitan Police were alerted at around 1:20pm and attended the address where a 26-year-old man was arrested and taken into police custody.
Two fire engines and two fire and rescue units from the London Fire Brigade were later sent to the scene where a ‘quantity of chemicals’ was also recovered.
Officers from the Met’s Criminial Investigation Division are now investigating the incident, which is not being treated as terror related.
A man has been arrested after police raided a suspected bomb factory at a house (pictured) on a residential road in south London
The Metropolitan Police were alerted at around 1:20pm and attended the address (pictured) where a 26-year-old man was arrested and taken into police custody
Two fire engines and two fire and rescue units from the London Fire Brigade were later sent to the scene where a ‘quantity of chemicals’ was also recovered
A Met Police spokesperson said: ‘We were called at around 1.20pm to concerns about chemicals stored at an address in Daneby Rd SE6.
‘A quantity of chemicals was recovered. A 26-year-old man was arrested and taken into police custody. CID officers are investigating.
‘This is not being treated as terror related.’
A London Fire Brigade spokesperson added: ‘We were called at 1441 to assist the Metropolitan Police at an incident on Daneby Road in Catford this afternoon.
‘Two fire engines and two fire and rescue units were sent to the scene. Firefighters liaised with emergency service partners but no action was required by the Brigade.
‘The incident was left in the care of the Metropolitan Police.’
The area around the property was reportedly cordoned off, and an RV point was established near Bromley shopping centre to manage the operation.