Contractors working at a factory unit on the Westgate Trading Estate in Aldridge, Walsall, made an urgent call to the police just before 13:00 GMT on Tuesday, expressing concerns about a possible unexploded bomb.
In response, the site underwent a swift evacuation, and a safety cordon was promptly established while a specialised bomb disposal team arrived at the scene.
Following a thorough examination, law enforcement later confirmed the true identity of the object that had raised alarm.
According to a spokeswoman for the West Midlands force, “We were alerted to a potential unexploded device by contractors working at a factory unit on an industrial estate in Aldridge just before 1 pm today. A cordon was put in place, and Explosive Ordinance Disposal experts attended, determining the item to be a metal pole.”