PICTURES have emerged this afternoon of Hazmat officers at the scene of a large operation on a Great Horton street.

Police swooped on an address on Shirley Road, off St Margaret's Road, on Sunday night, and executed a warrant.

A 27-year-old man remains in custody after he was arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods.

The Telegraph & Argus captured images of hazmat officers in blue suits wearing gas masks as they removed items from a green shipping container this afternoon (Tuesday).

The blue suits are available for hazmat technicians to use when they are handling hazardous materials.

They provide protection from chemicals that could be ingested or inhaled by the hazmat technician during a response operation.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Hazmat officers are wearing masks at the sceneHazmat officers are wearing masks at the scene (Image: Newsquest)

An Incident Response Unit ambulance was also in the area at around 2pm.

Yorkshire Ambulance Service said it is continuing to provide support in a police-led operation in the area.

In a statement issued yesterday, a spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: "Police executed a warrant and arrested a man on suspicion of handling stolen goods. The man aged 27 years old remains in police custody at this time.

"Searches are being carried out at a business on Shirley Road whilst enquiries are ongoing by Bradford CID."

This morning, it was confirmed by police that the man remains in custody. 

The T&A has approached police for further comment on the ongoing presence today. 

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: The Incident Response Unit ambulanceThe Incident Response Unit ambulance (Image: Newsquest)

Residents reported initially seeing one police vehicle from around 10pm on Sunday before a huge police response followed closer to midnight, which included at least eight police cars, assisted by a helicopter.

One local resident told the T&A: "It's like a movie scene.

"The police were here last night, around 11pm I think.

"You could hear the choppers out. It made me wonder what is happening?"

The police continued into Monday morning and afternoon, with multiple police vehicles, a Hazmat unit and two incident response unit ambulances at the scene.

There were three cordons up, one on Shirley Road and two closing off alley access to the side and back of the site from Roslyn Place.

The police were also carrying out their investigation at the back of the site, which appeared to be a small scrapyard with a number of junk vehicles and a small caravan which was being investigated by an officer in a protective white suit.