Updated: York Minster incident brought to a safe end

The incident which saw the streets around York Minster sealed off by the emergency services has ended safely.

A man had climbed up on to one of the pinnacles of the cathedral. But at 9.53pm, North Yorkshire Police tweeted:

• The incident at York Minster has now been resolved. A man who was intending to harm himself has been brought to safety, and taken to hospital to receive the support he needs.

  Trained police negotiators spent several hours at the scene, alongside fire and ambulance service colleagues.
  

And the Yorkshire Ambulance Service Hazardous Area Response Team tweeted:

Incident over, all safe and well. HART staff now off the top of the minister only 130 steps apparently. Good fitness test. pic.twitter.com/CpWvKFyBFD

— Yorkshire HART (@YorkshireHart) September 12, 2018

Duncombe Place and High Petergate had been closed for about two hours while the incident was ongoing.

At least six fire engines were also in place close to the cathedral.

Witnesses described a man sitting on one of the pinnacles of the Minster.

Earlier at 7.44pm North Yorkshire Police reported:

• We are dealing with an incident involving concern for the welfare of a man at York Minster.

  Nearby roads including Duncombe Place & High Petergate are cordoned off.

  Please avoid the area. It’s extremely important that emergency services are able to work at the scene.

There was huge relief that the incident had ended well.