Man arrested after incident in Blackburn

A 25-year-old man from Blackburn has been arrested, after police were threatened by a man who spent five hours on the roof of a building.

Published 22nd Jan 2016

A 25-year-old man from Blackburn has been arrested, after police were threatened by a man who spent five hours on the roof of a building.

Emergency services were sent to Northgate at about 21:30 last night (Thursday 21st January 2016).

The man appeared to be armed so armed officers were also sent to the scene.

A number of roads in the area were closed.

The man came down from the roof at about 02:30 this morning (Friday 22nd January 2016).