Major police incident closes Montrose Avenue off Blackpool’s Central Drive with man on window ledge

A major police incident is currently underway with numerous officers and a number of police vehicles at the scene after a man appeared to climb out of a window.

Montrose Avenue off Central Drive in the town is currently closed off to traffic after a man appeared to have climbed out onto a second story window ledge.

Authorities have erected police tape barriers to prevent members of the public from entering the road.

Two fire engines are also currently at the scene, one with an aerial ladder.

An eyewitness at the scene described the police presence as ‘heavy’, with police also on surrounding streets as well as the cordoned off Montrose Avenue.

There are also large crowds gathering, according to those at the scene.

UPDATE: Authorities on the scene say the man who previously appeared to be on the window ledge is ‘secure’.

An official Lancashire Police statement read: “Our officers have been in attendance at a concern for welfare, which has since been safely resolved.”