'Armed police' descended on a block of flats in Dundee after a person 'barricaded himself' inside.
Police and fireplace crews scrambled t o HIlltown Terrace on after the alarm was raised at 12.40am on Sunday March 13.
As of 3pm, officers had been nonetheless on the scene.
Video footage shared with the Day by day Report reveals one fireplace engine, two ambulance motors and a number of other police autos lining the highway that meets Hilltown Terrace.
The doorway to the terrace is blocked off by a riot van.
One police officer is stood near the van guarding a big cordon that is been positioned down.
One different officer will be seen within the background.
Residents on social media claimed there had been 'shouting and banging all evening' whereas one other claimed they needed to be 'escorted' into their residence in the identical block.
'Armed police' had been additionally drafted, based on The Courier.
A spokeswoman from Police Scotland confirmed the incident to the Report and guaranteed that there isn't any danger to the broader public.
She stated: “Officers are presently in attendance at a block of flats on Hilltown Terrace after a person barricaded himself inside.
"Officers had been known as to the world round 12.40am.
"There isn't a danger to the broader public.”
Fireplace chiefs confirmed their attendance and stay on the scene to help police.
A Scottish Fireplace and Rescue Service (SFRS) spokeswoman instructed the Report: "We had been alerted at round 2am on Sunday to an incident in Hilltown Terrace Dundee.
"We had been known as to help police.
"Operators despatched one equipment to the scene.
"Fireplace fighters stay on the scene prepared to help police."
The Scottish Ambulance Service have been contacted for remark.
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