A man on the roof of a police station confronts police officers who are trying to get him down.
Emergency services were called to St. Anne Street around 7:30 p.m. Thursday when police said the man was on the roof. Teams of paramedics and the fire department are on site, where officers are trying to talk to the man.
It is unclear what caused the incident, but witnesses say negotiators are trying to persuade him to come down. The man can be seen wearing a black short-sleeved T-shirt and black jeans as he walks upstairs to the custody room.
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Roads were closed shortly after the accident began and a number of major roads remain closed. St Anne Street is closed between Fox Street and Islington.
Officials asked people to avoid the area while the incident continued.
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