Location cordoned off with residents unable to leave homes as police work to identify person involved

Substances described as “potentially hazardous” were believed to be on the body of a person found dead in Wigan, police have said.

Officers were called to Kilburn Drive, Shevington, a quiet, residential village in Wigan, on Thursday evening following reports of a dead body at the scene. This was confirmed shortly after emergency services had arrived.

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