A man climbed onto a roof on Westgate Road in Newcastle city centre, prompting a major emergency services response and road closures on Thursday afternoon.
Firefighters, ambulance crews and police were called to the scene after the man got onto an external roof and refused to come down, Northumbria Police said.
Road closed for hours
The road was closed off for hours, with traffic building up from St James Boulevard to Clayton Street West. Several fire engines, ambulances and police cars were parked on the street, and firefighters used a crane during the incident.
Northumbria Police confirmed the incident began at 2.30pm on Thursday, when they received a report of a disturbance at a building on Westgate Road.
Police engage with man
In a statement, the force said: "It was reported that a man had got onto an external roof and had refused to come down." Officers remained on scene throughout the afternoon engaging with the man to bring the incident to a safe conclusion.
A cordon was put in place, and a section of the road was closed to traffic.
Emergency crews at scene
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service sent crews from Hebburn, Marley Park and South Shields Community Fire Stations. The North East Ambulance Service dispatched a clinical team leader and a crew from the Hazardous Area Response Team.
The incident, which lasted around three hours, was brought to a conclusion shortly before 6pm. Westgate Road was fully reopened by 6pm.
