Emergency services in Lune Street Pic: Billy Matthews

Emergency services have closed a road in Preston city centre due to an ongoing incident.

Lune Street, where it goes up towards the St George’s Shopping Centre car park, is sealed off.

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A number of police cars and fire engines are on the scene, at what is believed to have been a robbery at nearby Hackler’s Jewellers.

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service have deployed an aerial platform as part of the incident.

Aerial platform in Lune Street Pic: Billy Matthews

The road was closed from 9am on Sunday (20 November) and this is causing a number of delays on the Ringway and surrounding city centre roads.

A spokesman from the fire service confirmed they had been called but said Preston Police were leading the incident. Firefighters helped take police officers up onto the roof of the jeweller’s.

A fire engine in Lune Street Pic: Billy Matthews