A major evacuation has taken place at the Hammersmith Apollo this evening following reports of a suspect device being reported. The venue ordered the evacuation just before 9pm on Sunday evening during the performance of Dariush’s concert at the Evtim music venue on Queen Caroline St in Hammersmith following information given to them by Police It is unclear if the threat is viable and the Met Police have called in specialists to carry out a search. A spokesman for the MET Police said :
At 8.06pm on Sunday, 9 October police received an anonymous call making a threat towards a music venue which officers subsequently determined was likely to be the Eventim Apollo in Queen Caroline Street, W6.
There was nothing to indicate that the threat made was genuine but at 20:21hrs officers attended the venue to speak to security staff and to determine whether they were aware of anything suspicious or otherwise of concern.
Nothing of suspicion had been brought to the attention of staff but at around 20:40hrs, the venue management took the decision to evacuate as a precaution.
Officers are on scene to provide reassurance and to ensure the safe departure of those who have now left the building.
There are no reports of any injuries and no items of suspicion have been found.
