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Armed officers are outside a Merseyside factory in what police have described as a "significant incident". Armed officers are outside a Merseyside factory dealing with what police have described as a "significant incident".
Houses near to Alfred Knight on Prescot Road, St Helens, have been evacuated and residents further down the street have been told to stay indoors. Police were called to Alfred H Knight on Prescot Road, St Helens, just after 1130 GMT after a suspicious individual was seen on the premises.
One resident told the BBC officers told him to move to the back of his house. Houses near the scene were evacuated and residents further down the street were told to stay indoors.
No further details are known at this stage but a spokesman for North West Ambulance said they were called to the area just before midday. One resident told BBC Radio Merseyside officers had told him to move to the back of his house.
A 300m cordon has been set up around the scene.
No further details are known at this stage but a spokesman for the North West Ambulance Service said they were called to the area just before midday.