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Lauren Harte

Belfast: Emergency services attend ongoing incident in city centre

Emergency services have attended the scene of an incident in Belfast city centre this lunchtime.

The PSNI along with ambulance and fire crews were called to Donegall Place following reports that a worker had taken unwell on the roof of a building in the area.

The area was closed to traffic for a time while emergency crews attended the incident.

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The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said it received a call Wednesday 12 April on 12.11pm to Donegall Place, Belfast .

A NIFRS spokesperson added: "Firefighters were called to reports of a casualty who needed rescued from a roof earlier this afternoon.

"One fire appliance each from Whitla and Central Fire Station along with the Aerial Appliance from Knock Fire Station and the Specialist Rescue Team from Central Fire Station attended the incident.

"Firefighters used a rescue basket and the Aerial Appliance to rescue the casualty. The casualty was left in the care of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and the incident was dealt with by 1.16pm."

It came as US President Joe Biden delivers a keynote address nearby at Ulster University campus as part of his visit to Northern Ireland.

The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service also been contacted for comment.

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