Police have been called out to a property in Cessnock after a man barricaded himself in a flat.

Officers were called out shortly after 6pm on Friday after reports of a disturbance within a property on Ibrox Street.

Eye-witnesses said around 15 police cars, three riot vans, police dog units, four ambulances and a fire crews were on the scene.

The street has been cordoned off with emergency services deal with the situation.

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One witness said a man could be seen hanging out a window talking to officers before disappearing back inside the flat.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: “At around 6.10pm on Friday, January 13, police were called to a report of a man having barricaded himself in at a property in Ibrox St.

“Uniformed and public order officers are currently at the scene.”