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Five people have been arrested following a roof stand off with police.

Officers were called to Lytham Road in Blackpool around 4.20pm on Saturday after receiving reports that two men were on the roof of a property.

The men were throwing tiles from the roof onto the ground.

As a result a cordon was put in place and following negotiations a 23-year-old man was brought down from the roof around 5.15pm and arrested on suspicion of affray.

It took police a further five hours to negotiate with the second man, who was finally brought down from the roof by the fire service around 10.20pm

A spokesperson for the police said: "We were called at 4.24pm yesterday (May 6) to Lytham Road, Blackpool, to a report of two men being on the roof of a property.

"The men were throwing tiles off the roof to the ground, and a cordon was put in place for the safety of the public.

One of the offenders was taken off the roof at approximately 5.15pm. A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of affray and is currently in custody.

"The incident continued with the second man, with negotiations taking place over several hours.

"He was brought down off the roof by the Lancashire Fire and Rescue service at approximately 10.21pm.

"A 41-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage to a property, affray and assaulting a police officer."

During the incident, a 36-year-old woman and two juveniles were arrested on suspicion of assaulting police officers at the cordon placed around the scene.

They are currently in custody.