Controlled explosion carried out after school science lab alert

Police were called to Wellington College (PA)
Police were called to Wellington College (PA)

A change in the composition of a chemical in a school science lab has sparked an evacuation in Belfast.

Students and staff at Wellington College in the south of the city were evacuated for a short time on Wednesday while a controlled explosion was carried out.

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