Emergency services were locked in negotiations with a man on a roof in Oldham town centre for at least seven hours today. Police and fire services were called to Yorkshire Street at around 6.30am.
Witnesses said the distressed man was hurling tiles at police. He was escorted down safely just after 1:30pm, following seven hours of negotiations before being assessed by paramedics on the scene.
Residents reacted with shock and concern after a large section of Yorkshire Street was cordoned off. The street has since fully reopened to cars and pedestrians. "A man on the roof? That's really bad, that. That's worrying," one local business owner remarked after he was unable to access his shop due to the scene.
