Wellington Place incident: People evacuated from Leeds office building and huge police cordon in place
People have been evacuated from an office building in Leeds after a "potentially suspicious package" was found.
There is a large police cordon around 7 Wellington Place, Whitehall Road, in the city centre.
Our reporter at the scene said a siren is blaring at intervals, as well as a recorded message announcing that a fire has been reporting in the building.
But West Yorkshire Police have confirmed the evacuation took place after a a “potentially suspicious package” was delivered to the office.
A spokesperson said: “Police have received a report of a potentially suspicious package which had been delivered to a building in Wellington Place, Leeds, at around 5.05pm today (March 7).
“The building has been evacuated as a precaution for public safety.
“We are currently assessing this incident and ask for patience while we work to bring this to a safe conclusion.”
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