Man talked down from roof of 'the worst hotel in Britain' after three-hour stand-off

Police, ambulance services, and two fire engines from South Shore station were called to the New Kimberley Hotel – branded Britain’s worst hotel in 2014 after its owner was jailed for breaching 15 fire-safety regulations – on South Promenade at 4.45pm, May 9.

A man had been spotted walking around on the roof.

Video footage captured of the incident, shared with The Gazette, showed the 30-year-old shouting “I’ve lost everything, what have I got to lose?” and swigging from a bottle.

A witness said: “He was throwing slates off the Kimberley into the back alley, into the adjoining property, threatening to jump.

"There were about six police response vehicles, fire brigades and riot vans.”

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Police closed off the alleyway behind the hotel while attempts were made to coax the man down.

He was eventually brought down by aerial platform at 8pm. A fire service spokesman said: “When the person was ready to come down, we assisted the police in bringing him down.”

A Lancashire police spokesman said: "A 30-year-old man came down at just after 8pm and was detained under the mental health act."

A North West Ambulance Service spokesman added: “The patient was conveyed to hospital after coming down from the roof.”