EARLIER Police closed a number of streets in Redcliffe after a man made threats. Credit:Queensland Police A second man being held hostage at a siege in Redcliffe has been released, along with a dog. A spokesman for Queensland Police confirmed both the man and the dog were unharmed. The offender at the centre of the siege remains in the house with police still negotiating for him to leave.

EARLIER Pictures from the scene where an armed man was holding people hostage. Credit:Nine News 2.07PM: A man armed with a homemade firearm is holed up in a Redcliffe home with a member of his family. Police were called to the Klinger Road address about 10.40am after a disturbance. A fire rescue vehicle was called to the scene. Credit:Nine News

Upon their arrival they were approached by a man bearing a firearm who made threats towards the officers. Police withdrew and set up a cordon around the property as police negotiators spoke to the man. Pictures from the scene. Credit:Nine News Police believed there were two other people inside with the man but he had since released an elderly male who was speaking to police on Monday afternoon. They believed the other man still inside the house was a relative but police would not say whether he had remained there of his own volition or if he was being held against his will.

Inspector John Hallam from Redcliffe police said people should avoid the area. "At the moment I have enacted a PSPA (public safety preservation act) for Klinger Road between Scarborough Road and Pinewood Street," he said. "Diversions are in place but if you could, avoid the area." Inspector Hallam said no one in the exclusion zone had been evacuated yet however police were ready to assist any residents who wished to leave their homes but they were not required to do so. He said police would continue negotiating with the man until he was happy to leave the property.

EARLIER 1.40PM: A man holed up at a Redcliffe home in a siege with police is armed, officers have confirmed. A spokesman for Queensland Police said officers were as yet unable to ascertain the weapon he had armed himself with. They were also unable to be certain as to whether the man was holding family members hostage or if he was in there alone. Police were called to the scene after reports of a disturbance about 10am and it is believed specialist negotiators had arrived on the scene.

Pictures from the Klinger Road address showed officers from Queensland Fire and Emergency Services had also been called in. Translink advised that bus routes that travel along Klinger Road had been diverted at the request of police. EARLIER 12.03PM: An emergency situation has been declared in Redcliffe where a man is believed to be holding his family inside a house. Police were called to the Klinger Road address to reports the man, who may be armed, was not allowing family members to leave the house.

A declaration has been made under the public safety preservation act covering Klinger Road, Scarborough Road, Watts Street, Pinewood Street and Yates Street. People are urged to avoid the area as the situation unfolds.