UPDATED: SALFORD CAFE TARGETED BY INDUSTRIAL FIREWORK ATTACK

GMP have now released the following statement..

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A joint investigation has been launched after an explosion in Salford last night. 

At around 12.30am on Tuesday 12 September 2017 police and the fire service were called to reports that an explosion had been heard in Pendleton. 

When officers arrived, they discovered damage to a shop front and the pavement on Concord Place. 

A cordon remains in place while enquiries are carried out and officers are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. 

Superintendent Mark Kenny of GMP’s Salford Borough, said: “This happened in the middle of the night and understandably a number of people will be concerned about what is happened. 

“We are working with our colleagues in the fire service to understand the root cause and the circumstances that surround it. 

“Fortunately no-one was hurt but this does not dilute the severity of what has happened. 

“I want to thank people who have already got in touch with us and I want to urge those who have not yet done so to do the same. 

“We are piecing together the information we have received but need you to make that call to gain a fuller picture.”   

Anyone with information should contact police on 101 quoting reference number 33 of 12/09/17 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111. 

Fire Service spokesman is now saying it is an incident involving an industrial firework being placed under the shutter of 'The Lounge' Cafe on Concord Place which is just off Whit Lane.

There is damage to a window and a reportedly a hole in the shop floor caused by the blast, damage is surprisingly minimal considering the noise of the explosion. No one is thought to have been injured in the blast

GM Fire are leading the investigation and it is not thought to be terror related.

This follows a similar incident earlier this week on Grafton Avenue in Ellesmere Park which involved an industrial firework being placed up a car exhaust...

One resident said that the blast woke her up as the bed shook and she thought her windows were going to shatter.

Another lady called Kelly said she lives a quarter of a mile away and thought someone had kicked her door through.

Shortly after 12:20am reports of a loud explosion were posted on Social Media sites, with many speculating on the cause of the blast.

I heard it myself and I live in Winton, at the time was in bed with the windows closed and the television on.

Fire crews saying firework was placed under shutters of the cafe pic.twitter.com/T3zDUVShu4

— Mrs Devil (@MrsDevil1066) September 12, 2017

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— Mrs Devil (@MrsDevil1066) September 12, 2017

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