Peterborough College cordon lifted after bomb threat confirmed as hoax
All staff and students safe and well after incident
Police have confirmed a bomb scare at a Peterborough College which led to the evacuation of a number of buildings in the city was a hoax.
A call was received at about 2.30pm today – which led to an evacuation of all sites belonging to the college.
Police have now confirmed it was a hoax.
A spokesman said: “We received a report of a bomb threat to Peterborough College at 2.33pm today. All associated college sites were evacuated as a precaution with cordons also put in place.
“We attended together with firefighters and paramedics, all cordons have now been lifted (as of 4pm) and the incident has been confirmed as a hoax.
“We would like to thank the college for their quick response in helping us deal with the situation at hand.”
A spokesman for the college confirmed all staff and students were safe and well.