A man is in custody following an incident that saw a suburban street put into lockdown and three people hospitalised for gas inhalation late on Monday evening.

At about 5pm, a man entered a home on Claude Street and is understood to have made threats to a group of people who were at the address.

Shayne Taylor is wanted in relation to the Friday afternoon incident. Credit:Dylan Websdane/Supplied

Police could not confirm the nature of the threats, but said there was a smell of gas at the premises.

Emergency services were called, and a number of people were treated at the scene by St John Ambulance officers.